Vice President of Ain Shams University for Graduate Studies and Research: The black fungus turns into a difficult disease

Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President of Ain Shams University for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, said that black fungus disease is not as new as the new Corona virus, as the disease has a cure, this came during his dialogue with journalist Ahmed Abu Deif in Al-Watan newspaper.

Saleh said that the current period has witnessed an increase in infection rates with the black fungus due to the Corona virus, because patients are injected with cortisone, and thus the body’s immunity is weakened, and then those infected with the virus are vulnerable to infection with the black fungus because it is an opportunistic disease.

He added, that patients with corona are more susceptible to bacterial infection, and therefore the synchronization of cortisone injections with antibiotics with corona for a long time, along with diabetes, leads to infection with black fungus.

The Vice President of Ain Shams University added, in exclusive statements to “Al-Watan”, that the black fungus is everywhere without causing any problems, pointing out that in the case of weak immunity with the presence of causes, the static disease turns into a monster that breaks into tissues, pointing out that The patient’s resistance decreases due to weak immunity, as well as an imbalance of bacterial balance with fungi in favour of the fungus.

He stressed that there is no need to allocate rooms for patients infected with the black fungus with those infected with Corona, adding, “One is automatically isolated, what is the need to isolate him again?”

He noted that the patient infected with the black fungus, along with other diseases, is treated and booked in the departments concerned with diseases, especially since the fungus is not contagious.

The Vice President of Ain Shams University added that the occupancy rates for the intensive care beds for the Corona virus in Ain Shams University hospitals are almost full, with the exception of two beds, and that there are average rates of occupancy in regular detention beds, pointing out that there are no shortages in medical tools and supplies in university hospitals.