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The Sayaji and Gotri Hospitals in Vadodara city have so far come up with 7 cases of mucormycosis
A 70-year-old woman from Rajpipla died of corona during treatment at a private hospital in Vadodara.
Doctors advise corona patients to wear masks, wash their hands frequently
The disease seen in corona patients, mucormycosis, has now spread to Vadodara city after Ahmedabad. So far 7 cases have come up in Vadodara. And one patient has also died. "Mucormycosis is an airborne disease," said Shital Mistry, nodal officer at Gotri Kovid Hospital. Fungi are found where there are piles of garbage, high humidity, and waterlogging. In addition, stale bread, stale bread, rotten vegetables and rotten fruit are also more prone to fungus. Patients with special diabetes should avoid such items.
To avoid mucormycosis, the corona patient should wear a mask and wash his hands frequently
In addition, they said, those with low immunity get mucosal mycosis quickly. Wearing a mask and gloves should be done while gardening. Corona patients are given steroid medications to combine sugar and acid. So as to increase the risk of mucormycosis disease. Dr. of Dandia Bazar Private Hospital in Vadodara. Jayesh Rajpura said that in order to prevent mucormycosis, a covid patient should wear a mask, wash his hands frequently, wear a full-length shirt and flower pants.
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How to get protection?
The fungus is mostly produced in the fallen rotting leaves, dung, and immediately affects people with weakened immune systems if it enters the body through the air. This fungus is protected if the person is wearing a mask. This fungus is easily infected if the mask is not worn.
Symptoms of mucormycosis
Symptoms include a runny nose, nosebleeds, nasal congestion, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, fever and palate turning black, and a runny nose after weeks. Which requires a CT scan. The disease involves a type of fungus that eats away at the bones in the nose. The snout between the nose and the brain is eaten. The disease has a direct effect on the patient's eye as well as brain.
Who gets mucorrhoea?
-Cancer patient
-A person who has had an organ transplant.
-Which of white blood cells (WBC) is low.
-Iron (iron) level in the blood becomes excessive (hemochromatosis).
-Have taken steroid drugs for a long time.
-This fungus can occur when there is a deep wound in the skin.
-This fungus spreads in leaf rot and dung, wear a mask to avoid
Cases have also been reported in Vadodara since September, with 2 patients sent to Ahmedabad for treatment
In many cases the eye has to be removed when mucormycosis occurs. The affected part of the nose also needs to be removed. The cost of treatment of patients suffering from this fungal disease is also expensive. According to the doctors, Rs. Expensive injections costing Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 are given 4 to 6 times a day. The cost of treating a patient for 10 to 15 days including testing is around Rs. 4 to 5 lakhs. While treatment of mucorrhoea is provided free of cost at SSG Hospital and Gotri Hospital, Vadodara. A patient with mucorrhoea develops pneumonia if left untreated. Transmission to the brain can also cause paralysis. And not getting drugs can lead to death.
2 patients were sent to Higher Center Ahmedabad Civil
Superintendent of Sayaji Hospital, Vadodara and Head of ENT Department, Dr. Ranjan Aiyar said the hospital has received barely four cases since September. He was treated here and returned home. At present when the nodal officer of Gotri, Dr. Shital Mistry said that in the last few months, there have been 3 cases at Gotri Hospital. No new cases were reported at the hospital. 2 of these cases were sent to Higher Center Ahmedabad Civil.
Sayaji comes to the hospital lab for sample testing in 10 to 15 cases every year
Dean of Baroda Medical College and Head of Pathology Department Dr. Asked by Tanuja Javadekar, he said cases of mucomycosis are rare in Sayaji Hospital. There are 10 to 15 cases a year, which are tested in the lab of Sayaji Hospital. '
The use of haphazard steroids is the cause of this disease
During the treatment of corona, patients are given steroids as part of prolonged treatment. If the steroid is given haphazardly without any test, the patient's immunity is reduced. Which causes the fungus to take effect immediately. Another reason is toxilizumab. The use of these injections also weakens the immunity.
These drugs are injected
Liposomal amphotericin b
Caspofungin
Posaconazole
Posaconazole
The government has issued guidelines to prevent mucorrhoea
As the mortality rate from coronary artery disease is as high as 50%, the Gujarat government has issued a guideline on the disease and informed all city and district health officials about the introduction of mucorrhoea, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, diet and treatment. .
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