Uttarakhand Affairs
The Uttarakhand Government has notified the Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) as an epidemic. This follows the direction of the Union government to all the states and Union Territories (UT) to make black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897. In an order the secretary of health, Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey said on Saturday that in view of the increase in the cases of the disease and its occurrence as a side effect in Covid -19 patients, the Mucormycosis is declared as a notifiable disease in Uttarakhand.
As per the act a notified disease is the one which is required by the law to be reported to the government authorities. It helps the authorities to monitor the disease and warn about its possible outbreak.
The steps also help in coordinated and integrated treatment of the disease as per the protocol.Mucormycosis is a fungal infection which enters the respiratory tract through the nose. The symptoms of the disease are high fever, nasal congestion, headache, eye pain, impaired vision, redness in the eyes, bleeding from the nose, blackness inside the nose, loose teeth, jaw problems and chest pain.
As per the experts the covid-19 patients who are under treatment for a long time, patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or those with low immunity are under risk of getting infected with the Black Fungus.
National and International Affairs
Ayush Sanjivani App:It allows for a significant study/documentation of the efficacy of selected Ayush interventions, such as Ayush 64 and Kabasura Kudineer medicines, in the treatment of asymptomatic and mild to moderate Covid 19 patients.
Jackfruit has recently been in the news. A shipment of fresh jackfruit from Tripura was shipped to London. It is a significant step toward maximising the export potential of agricultural and processed food products from the northeastern region.
Jackfruit is a tree species that belongs to the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit families (Moraceae).
It is a multi-fruit made up of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers and fleshy petals.
Artocarpus heterophyllus is the scientific name for this plant.
India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Nepal are the world’s major producers.
Kerala, Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, and Assam are the major production states in India.
Kerala is the world’s largest producer of jackfruit.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu have it as a state fruit.
The Ministry of Ayush recently launched the Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) portal and the third version of the Ayush Sanjivani App.Ayush Clinical Repository (ACCR) portal:
It will serve as a resource for both Ayush practitioners and the general public.
Aim: To collect data on clinical outcomes achieved by Ayurvedic practitioners on a large scale.
It is expected to document the capabilities of Ayush systems in the treatment of a variety of disease conditions.
It has a section dedicated to reporting and publishing information about Covid 19 cases treated by Ayush Systems.