The country's concern about black fungus means mucormycosis is increasing. Given its increasing cases, Rajasthan is the first to declare it an epidemic. So far, more than 700 cases have been reported here. Apart from this, cases have also been reported in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Delhi. Many deaths have also taken place in the country so far. State governments are on alert mode about this.
Black fungus growing cases
Currently, there are more than a hundred cases of black fungus in Rajasthan. Given this, separate wards have been made in hospitals. The government has issued a notification declaring the disease as an epidemic. This disease has been done under Rajasthan Epidemic Act 2020. Along with black fungus, now cases of white fungus have also started coming up. Informed people are calling it more serious than black fungus. There are some major reasons behind declaring black fungus as a pandemic. The greatest benefit of declaring a disease as an epidemic is in its prevention.
How is a disease declared an epidemic?
Whenever a disease originates from one area or affects a large number of states or countries, it is declared an epidemic only when it is feared. It is the right of the State Governments as well as the Center to do so. If a disease shows or appears to be affecting the national level, it is declared an epidemic on behalf of the Central Government. If a disease originates from one country and spreads to other countries, it is declared a global pandemic. Before declaring a disease as an epidemic, the speed of its infection and deaths from it are very important.
These things are special before declaring an epidemic
Before declaring an epidemic, it is also important to keep in mind how ready the state is to deal with it. This is because fear is pervaded by people declaring an epidemic. Due to this, the process of migration of people also starts. Which increases the speed of infection significantly. After declaring an epidemic, the state and the country are on full alert, and efforts to contain it accelerate. To fight this, resources are mobilized and all kinds of help are mobilized. After declaring an epidemic, research is done to find out the prevention and type of the disease. People are made aware of this. All precautionary measures are taken to prevent this.
Corona was declared a global epidemic in March
You may recall that before the coronavirus was declared an epidemic, in February 2020, the WHO said that its infection was spreading rapidly but it could not be declared an epidemic at the moment. This is because there is no evidence of its spread to other countries. But when Corona spread to more than a hundred countries in the world in March 2020, it was declared an epidemic.