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BLACK, WHITE AND YELLOW FUNGUS

By Sanjay Ram   ABOUT FUNGUS:- Before we look upon the topic we must know  what a fungus is,  As we studied in school, a fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms such as protozoa and Plantae. Fungus is also called an environmental contaminant. In recent times Black fungus or Mucormycosis is in talks these days as these are spreading in our country, Black fungus or Mucormycosis is not a new fungus in fact it has been existed and infected before but just like Corona, these are considered to be opportunistic infections which means it doesn’t have much effect in normal conditions but can be fatal when someone’s immune system is considered to be weak as the person is suffering from another disease. Mucormycosis ( from Times Of India) BLACK FUNGUS:- ABOUT:- First of all, black fungus is a very rare disease that is caused by a poor