Mucormycosis

Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. These molds live throughout the environment. Mucormycosis mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s ability to fight germs and sickness. It most commonly affects the sinuses or the lungs after inhaling fungal spores from the air. It can also occur on the skin after a cut, burn, or other type of skin injury.

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Small outbreaks or clusters of mucormycosis can occur in certain groups of people, such as those who have had an organ transplant. CDC usually investigates one to three of these clusters each year.