Lifestyle / For Black Fungus protection follow these easy oral tips

New Delhi: SARS-CoV-2 virus has also caused many more diseases. The most fatal disease in this is Mucor mycosis or Black Fungus. This fungal infection, which reaches the brain via the nose, first snatches the patient's eyesight and then he loses his life with a slight delay in treatment.

Long-term steroid users

The risk of black fungus is higher in those who have been given steroids for a long period of time during COVID-19 treatment. Also those who are hospitalized for a long time and are on oxygen support or ventilator. In such a situation, many patients have black fungus due to lack of proper hygiene maintenance in the hospital. Also, diabetes patients are also at risk because their sugar level increases due to steroids.

Weak immunity is also responsible

People whose immunity is weak and those who have more use of steroid during treatment of Kovid-19, then there is a high risk of fungal infection.

Black fungus symptoms

The initial symptoms of reaching the eye of this disease are red eyes, watery eyes and conjunctivitis. Later, the eyes ache and the lights go out. By the way, the infection starts in the nose from this fungus. Due to this, brown or red color mucus comes out from the nose. Then it reaches in the eye and after this, the patient dies after reaching its brain, nervous system.

Oral hygiene is very important

Cleaning your mouth properly is very important to avoid black fungus. In this case, brushing and cleaning the mouth 2-3 times a day during and after COVID can help to avoid this infection.

Replace toothbrush

Change your toothbrush after the report of COVID-19 is negative. So that there is no re-infection through the old brush. Also, wash your mouth regularly.

Clean your tongue cleaner

For a patient recovering from COVID-19, it is important that their toothbrush and tongue cleaner are clean. Also, he should keep his brush and tongue cleanser separate from others' toothbrushes.