The epidemiology of the Coronavirus-associated mucormycosis (CAM) syndemic remains unknown. According to a new study carried out in India, the use of cloth masks and high blood sugar play a role in predisposing people to mucormycosis infection. The report, which is available on a preprint server, medRxiv, includes recommendations for reducing the risk of fungal infection. The significant increase in mucormycosis cases following the COVID-19 pandemic supports the notion that COVID-19 infection may predispose to mucormycosis .
This may occur directly due to its impact on the immune system or indirectly as a result of COVID-19 preventive and management treatments. The current research was a case-control study comparing cases diagnosed with CAM to those who recovered from COVID-19 without acquiring mucormycosis . Comorbidities, glycemic control, and COVID-19 prevention and treatment…
