<p>The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to launch the "nasal endoscopy" campaign in view of the rise in the cases of mucormycosis or black fungus in Covid-19 patients, state Medical Education Minister Vishvas Kailash Sarang said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>This campaign is aimed at the early detection and treatment of mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection.</p>.<p>"Given the rise in the cases of mucormycosis in Covid-19 patients, we have decided to launch the nasal endoscopy campaign for the early detection and treatment of the disease at the primary level only," a public relations department official said quoting Sarang.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajasthan-declares-black-fungus-an-epidemic-987539.html" target="_blank">Rajasthan declares Black Fungus an epidemic </a></strong></p>.<p>He said the government will conduct the nasal endoscopy of Covid-19 patients as well as those Covid-19 survivors who are admitted in the district hospitals and the government medical colleges in the last two months for free.</p>.<p>Nasal endoscopy is a procedure to look at the nasal and sinus passages using an endoscope.</p>.<p>The stock of necessary equipment for conducting nasal endoscopy will be increased in the medical colleges, the official said.</p>.<p>He said the Society of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists has also given its consent to conduct nasal endoscopy for free for the recovered patients for 15 days.</p>.<p>A coordinator will be appointed by the ENT society to conduct nasal endoscopies in all the cities in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>"The case study of black fungus will also be done during this process to know whether the infection is prevalent in urban or rural areas," he said.</p>.<p>Instructions were also issued to the medical colleges to conduct nasal endoscopy of the willing patients and also set up separate operation theatres for Covid-19 and non-Covid 19 patients in their institutions, he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed to set up a dedicated task force comprising the health minister, medical education minister, ENT experts, and additional chief secretaries/principal secretaries of the departments concerned for making arrangements for the treatment of black fungus.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister also directed the task force to start functioning immediately, the officialadded.</p>.<p>According to doctors, Mucormycosis is mostly found among Covid-19 patients who have diabetes. Its symptoms include headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion and partial loss of vision.</p>
<p>The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to launch the "nasal endoscopy" campaign in view of the rise in the cases of mucormycosis or black fungus in Covid-19 patients, state Medical Education Minister Vishvas Kailash Sarang said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>This campaign is aimed at the early detection and treatment of mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection.</p>.<p>"Given the rise in the cases of mucormycosis in Covid-19 patients, we have decided to launch the nasal endoscopy campaign for the early detection and treatment of the disease at the primary level only," a public relations department official said quoting Sarang.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajasthan-declares-black-fungus-an-epidemic-987539.html" target="_blank">Rajasthan declares Black Fungus an epidemic </a></strong></p>.<p>He said the government will conduct the nasal endoscopy of Covid-19 patients as well as those Covid-19 survivors who are admitted in the district hospitals and the government medical colleges in the last two months for free.</p>.<p>Nasal endoscopy is a procedure to look at the nasal and sinus passages using an endoscope.</p>.<p>The stock of necessary equipment for conducting nasal endoscopy will be increased in the medical colleges, the official said.</p>.<p>He said the Society of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists has also given its consent to conduct nasal endoscopy for free for the recovered patients for 15 days.</p>.<p>A coordinator will be appointed by the ENT society to conduct nasal endoscopies in all the cities in Madhya Pradesh.</p>.<p>"The case study of black fungus will also be done during this process to know whether the infection is prevalent in urban or rural areas," he said.</p>.<p>Instructions were also issued to the medical colleges to conduct nasal endoscopy of the willing patients and also set up separate operation theatres for Covid-19 and non-Covid 19 patients in their institutions, he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed to set up a dedicated task force comprising the health minister, medical education minister, ENT experts, and additional chief secretaries/principal secretaries of the departments concerned for making arrangements for the treatment of black fungus.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister also directed the task force to start functioning immediately, the officialadded.</p>.<p>According to doctors, Mucormycosis is mostly found among Covid-19 patients who have diabetes. Its symptoms include headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion and partial loss of vision.</p>