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After weekend deluge, Mumbai reels under diseases
Prachi Jatania / CNN-IBN
Published on Monday , July 02, 2007 at 22:10 in Health section
Mumbai may have resurfaced from the weekend deluge, but in the coming weeks there' has been a looming threat of a rise in water-borne diseases.
Hospital OPDs across the city are flooded with patients of viral fever, gastroentritis and other monsoon illnesses.
The doctors say that with each downpour there are is a spurt of diseases and a rise in the patient toll.
"After the rains, there has been a rise in the number patients with flu-like symptoms and gastroenteritis,? physician, Bombay Hospital, Dr Ashish Tiwari.
With Civic hospitals in the city reporting over 550 cases of gastroenteritis this month, health authorities are on alert.
Cases of dengue, malaria and leptospirosis are being closely monitored And this time health officials are targeting construction sites for mosquito-control measures.
Says executive health officer, Dr J Thanekar, ?There is no need for panic. Our teams are taking blood sample and fogging is on.?
But for Vitthal Abhang, the efforts of the authorities in his area don't seem to have had any effect.
He has visited the doctor for the third time after he came down with fever. His daughter-in-law has also been diagnosed with malaria.
So what can you do to keep away from these illnesses?
Doctors advise maintaining personal hygiene during the monsoon and avoiding eating at roadside food stalls. They say patients with viral fever should take adequate rest.
Simple tips that you can follow to avoid monsoon sicknesses:
Maintain a good personal hygiene.
Eat well-cooked vegetables.
Avoid roadside food.
Fever patients should take adequate rest.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/after-weekend-deluge-mumbai-reels-under-diseases/43912-17.html
Prachi Jatania / CNN-IBN
Published on Monday , July 02, 2007 at 22:10 in Health section
Mumbai may have resurfaced from the weekend deluge, but in the coming weeks there' has been a looming threat of a rise in water-borne diseases.
Hospital OPDs across the city are flooded with patients of viral fever, gastroentritis and other monsoon illnesses.
The doctors say that with each downpour there are is a spurt of diseases and a rise in the patient toll.
"After the rains, there has been a rise in the number patients with flu-like symptoms and gastroenteritis,? physician, Bombay Hospital, Dr Ashish Tiwari.
With Civic hospitals in the city reporting over 550 cases of gastroenteritis this month, health authorities are on alert.
Cases of dengue, malaria and leptospirosis are being closely monitored And this time health officials are targeting construction sites for mosquito-control measures.
Says executive health officer, Dr J Thanekar, ?There is no need for panic. Our teams are taking blood sample and fogging is on.?
But for Vitthal Abhang, the efforts of the authorities in his area don't seem to have had any effect.
He has visited the doctor for the third time after he came down with fever. His daughter-in-law has also been diagnosed with malaria.
So what can you do to keep away from these illnesses?
Doctors advise maintaining personal hygiene during the monsoon and avoiding eating at roadside food stalls. They say patients with viral fever should take adequate rest.
Simple tips that you can follow to avoid monsoon sicknesses:
Maintain a good personal hygiene.
Eat well-cooked vegetables.
Avoid roadside food.
Fever patients should take adequate rest.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/after-weekend-deluge-mumbai-reels-under-diseases/43912-17.html