And he added: “In Uruguay there are always cases of mucormycosis. The fungi that cause this disease can be present in food, on the ground or on a wall and can only cause disease when there is a previous injury, such as a large burn on the skin, immunosuppressed people who do not have sufficient defenses, or people who have had a traumatic injury ”.

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“In the case of COVID-19, mechanical ventilation for a long time, inflammation of the respiratory tree or systemic inflammation can generate fertile ground” for this type of disease “after inhaling, both through the paranasal sinuses or through the lungs , the spores of the fungus “, he indicated.