Fungal Virus in India : People in the country are already very troubled by the corona virus. The corona virus, which remained calm for a long time, is once again creating panic among the people. The danger of corona was not completely over yet that now a fungal virus has been detected in India. At present, it has not been revealed that how dangerous this virus is or what is the speed of its spread, but till now more than 5.7 crore people have been affected by this fungal virus. ,More than 5.7 crore people affected by serious fungal diseases More than 5.7 crore people in India are affected by serious fungal diseases. among these 14 percent can be victims of deadly fungus infection. This information published over 488 It has come to the fore on reviewing the research articles.

It is not clear how much spread Fungus disease is common in India but it is not clear to what extent and how widespread it is. This is the first review to report the frequency or severity of different fungal infections.

Researchers guessed Researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, AIIMS in Kalyani, West Bengal, PGIMER in Chandigarh as well as the University of Manchester, UK have estimated that (more than 5.7 crore) or 4.4% of India’s population may be affected.

Animesh Ray, the lead author of the article and associated with Delhi AIIMS, said – The overall pressure from fungal disease is huge but not accepted. Ray said- Tuberculosis (TB) in India every year 684 Less than a million people are affected, while the number of people affected by fungal diseases is many times more.Researchers said this Researchers said that fungal infections of lungs and sinuses are a major cause of death and more than 2.5 lakh people are affected by it. A professor at the University of Manchester and Global Action for Fungal Diseases said that fungal diseases continue to pose a threat to public health in India. (with language input)

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Wed, Jan 4, 2023, 8: 09 PM IST