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  What is mucormycosis black fungus infection? How do we get black fungus? Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus infection, comes under fulminant fungal infection. Mucormycosis or black fungus is curable only when detected in the early stages only. Because a fulminant fungal infection is a type of fungal infection where the disease spreads in hours and days rapidly through the blood vessels. It can double in a few hours, making it deadly. Mucor is a fungus that causes this disease. Mucor develops on dead matter and is black in colour. It thrives on decaying foods and dead organisms and is found in our atmosphere. Mucor is found everywhere and enters our bodies daily, yet our immune systems are capable of combating it. It can only impact us if our immunity is compromised. It can cause problems with the nose, sinuses, and other nearby structures. Who can get black fungus? Fulminant fungal infection can occur only when the immunity is defic...

  Middle Ear Infections or Otitis Media are secondary infections or side effects of other infections like rhinitis ( common cold ) or chronic sinusitis ( inactive sinus infection). Clogged or Blocked Ears and ear pain indicate a middle ear infection . Fever and ear discharge could be other Symptoms of Middle Ear Infection . Why does chronic sinusitis cause ear pain or clogged ears? In acute sinusitis or active sinusitis, the excess fluid secreted in sinuses is flushed out through the nose. In contrast to acute sinusitis, mucus travels from the sinuses to the throat in chronic sinusitis. In chronic sinusitis or low-grade sinusitis, the infection has lived in the body for such a long time that the body and sinus infection find a balance to coexist peacefully. Our body uses around 200 ml of water which contains proteins, to clean our nose and sinuses and clear dust, bacteria, viruses, and fungi that enter when we breathe external air. With a runny nose, we lose water and...