A mysterious and deadly fungal infection called Candida auris is spreading its tentacles across the USA at a rapid speed, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracking the fungus informed.

Deadly Candida auris fungus spreading across the US leaves agencies puzzled

In Madhya Pradesh's Indore, a 34-year-old COVID-19 victim was diagnosed with a green fungus infection and evacuated to Mumbai's Hinduja hospital on Monday. According to the District's health statistics manager, this is most likely India's first case of such an ailment.

India's first case of ‘green fungus’ infection reported in Madhya Pradesh: All you need to know

According to doctors, the fungal infection is caused by a rare killer fungus called Mucor. The fungus leads to a disease called Mucormycosis or Black Fungus. This disease was previously called as zygomycosis.

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