In the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 in India, the country is also grappling with a sudden rise in fungal infections– black, white, and yellow. Fungal infections are common in humans and can be of several types– mucormycosis, candida, yeast infection, aspergillosis, cryptococcus, and histoplasmosis, among others.
White fungus is a fungal infection caused by the fungus called Candida.
