This is mucormycosis. And it is not new at all, just for a while it was customary to call such an infection zygomycosis. Well, then the name was returned.
Who does she eat
This mold attacks people with weakened immune systems.
If the spores of the fungus enter the nose of a healthy person, then they are naturally washed off into the stomach and safely digested.
In people who are weak and sick, spores can settle on the turbinates or deep in the lungs. From the nose, black mold can get into the eyes and the brain, and in the lungs it can cause pneumonia.
This is how some Indians lost their eyes in the spring.
This dirty trick also loves to grow into blood vessels, and from this there are all sorts of thrombosis, heart attacks, and so on.
What else does she like
Mucormycosis is more common in patients with diabetes mellitus, because this mold loves glucose and an acidic environment. Diabetics also have a lot of glucose in the blood, and an acidic environment in the form of ketoacidosis easily appears.
This dirty trick also loves iron. Remember the story about microbes that grow thanks to the iron? That's about the same in the case of mucormycosis. It grows from iron overload.
Briefly speaking
Weakened people with diabetes and impaired immunity are ill. This infection is found all over the world, but usually it suffers somewhere in the south of Asia.
It's hard to protect yourself from this bullshit. Spores fly all over the place. Try not to rummage around crumbling buildings, after a flood and all that.
If you are gardening, do not let soil and manure get on your exposed skin. Gloves, pants, a long-sleeved shirt - this is the right outfit for gardening, because the sun will not scald and mold will not stick.
