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Webinar On BLACK FUNGUS: MUCOR MYCOSIS

This webinar was organised by St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru in association with St Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA) in order to address the issues relating to Mucor Mycosis which is life-threatening infection.

The meeting commenced with the general welcome and instructions to the participants by the moderator Mrs Arati Shanbhag followed by prayer led by Ms Felicia Martis.

The welcome address was delivered by Prof. Edmund Frank. The remarks from SACAA President – Mr Stephen Pinto focused on the purpose and theme of the webinar.

The eminent resource person for the webinar – Dr Prashanth B, Hematologist, KMC, Mangaluru was introduced by Mr Sunil Kunder- Coordinator of the programme.

The resource person shared his expertise on the deadly fungal infection by addressing the symptoms and treatments available post hospitalisation. He also stressed on few cases and presented images of the patients affected by Mucor Mycosis.

This webinar has created awareness about the infection and enabled to shun the myths and hearings which are unscientific in approach.

The Q & A session was managed effectively by Ms Maina Dsouza. The vote of thanks and the concluding remarks were proposed by Mrs Arati Shanbhag.

The meeting ended by posting the feedback link in order to generate the E-certificates.

82 participants from the student community, alumni, and academia participated.