A Survey on Prevalence of Diabetes and Its Management Based on Local Food and Food Habit in Keraniganj, Dhaka.

Abstract

The article describes the relationship between long term steroid use and black fungus in COVID patients.COVID-19 is an acute respiratory illness in humans caused by corona virus. The Rapid progression of the COVID- 19 pandemic has become a global concern. As we know that COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, here black fungus or mucormycosis is related with COVID-19. Because black fungus or mucormycosis is a very rare but dangerous, fungal infection which affects the sinuses, brain and the lungs and can be life threatening in diabetic patients and severely immune compromised individuals. Doctors believe that, mucormycosis, which has an overall mortality rate of 50% may be being triggered by the use of steroids, a lifesaving treatment for severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients. Steroid reduce inflammation in the lungs for COVID-19.