Burning Cow Dung Could Have Helped Stir India's Black Fungus Epidemic – The Wire Science - The Wire Science

A mucormycosis infection is caused by certain fungi that thrive in the excrement of herbivores – including cows.

Cow dung drying on a wall before it can be used as a cooking fuel. Photo: Dennis Jarvis/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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