What is ‘Black Fungus’, the rare fungal infection among COVID-19 patients in India, Zee explains

This rare fungal infection is being referred to as ‘Black fungus’ or ‘mucormycosis’ in medical parlance. It is caused by a fungus named mucor, which is found on wet surfaces. Cases of mucormycosis are rapidly rising among COVID-19 survivors, causing blindness or serious illness and even death in some cases, health officials have warned.