In another whammy amid the incessant threats and distress, India has reported the first case of the Green Fungus Infection after a Covid survivor in Madhya Pradesh had contracted the infection, warranting the country to study and do more research towards the arrival of the newest threat. The development has come when India has already been battling the Black, White, and Yellow fungus infections. 

According to reports, the newest disease is an Aspergillosis infection, which affects the lungs and causes nose bleeding, and Dr Ravi Dosi of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences in Indore said that more research was needed on the fungus infection. The 34-year-old patient, who had battled the COVID-19 viral infection for two months, was suspected to have contracted the deadly Black Fungus or Mucormycosis after he developed severe fever and nosebleeds.

He was put to the test and based on the result, it was found that he had contracted the Green Fungus infection. Dr Dosi added that the fungus, which is acting as an aggressor in possibly the first reported case in the country, has affected the patient's lungs, sinuses, and blood. "The patient underwent Covid treatment for around two months. He went home and around 10-15 days started experiencing nosebleeds and fever", the doctor added. 

Dr Dosi further said that the patient had come in for tests and found that he is infected with the Green Fungus infection. According to reports, the patient was airlifted from Indore to Mumbai by an air ambulance for further treatment. The early symptoms of Green Fungus include nose bleeding and high fever. The green fungus infection could also cause severe weight loss and weakness.  

Earlier, AIIMS Delhi Chief Dr Guleria had last month warned against the confusion created by giving fungal infections different colours based on how they infected the body after reports emerged of the first case of Yellow Fungus in the country. "Naming the same fungus based on its colours, depending on the area of infection creates infection", he added.