Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Rise in typhoid, viral fever cases in city
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Feb 17 ? An unexpected rise of typhoid and viral fever cases in the city has baffled a section of doctors, who agree that young children are particularly vulnerable to the diseases.
A large number of patients have been admitted to nursing homes and the Gauhati Medical College Hospital from the city and its adjoining areas. Doctors say that in some cases, patients have had fever as high as 105 for three or more days before they were admitted.
Dr Ranjan Saikia, a city-based pediatrician, said that such diseases generally are frequent in this time of the year. However, this time the number of patients has shot up quite noticeably.
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http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1812/city05
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Feb 17 ? An unexpected rise of typhoid and viral fever cases in the city has baffled a section of doctors, who agree that young children are particularly vulnerable to the diseases.
A large number of patients have been admitted to nursing homes and the Gauhati Medical College Hospital from the city and its adjoining areas. Doctors say that in some cases, patients have had fever as high as 105 for three or more days before they were admitted.
Dr Ranjan Saikia, a city-based pediatrician, said that such diseases generally are frequent in this time of the year. However, this time the number of patients has shot up quite noticeably.
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http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1812/city05