Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Monsoon diseases overtake rain in city
SANJAY MANDAL
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Belle Vue Clinic sources said two persons with dengue were admitted to the facility. The condition of both is stable, they said.
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Several cases of conjunctivitis have also been reported in Calcutta, with ophthalmologists blaming unhygienic swimming pools for the outbreak.
?Patients usually have symptoms similar to pharyngo-conjunctival fever. They are suffering from pharyngitis, fever and conjunctivitis at the same time,? said ophthalmologist Abhijit Sen. ?In some cases, the conjunctivitis is haemorrhagic as blood is oozing from the eyes.?
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Microbiologists said the rhinoviruses and adenoviruses were causing viral infection. ?These viruses grow in hot and humid conditions, and monsoon is the ideal season,? microbiologist Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri said.
Rhinoviruses cause fever with cough and cold, while adenovirus cause conjunctivitis, respiratory distress, joint pain, runny nose and occasional rash, experts said.
Children are suffering from common influenza and typhoid. At least 20 per cent children coming to the outpatient departments of hospitals are suffering from viral infections and diarrhoea.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120708/jsp/bengal/story_15703520.jsp
SANJAY MANDAL
...
Belle Vue Clinic sources said two persons with dengue were admitted to the facility. The condition of both is stable, they said.
...
Several cases of conjunctivitis have also been reported in Calcutta, with ophthalmologists blaming unhygienic swimming pools for the outbreak.
?Patients usually have symptoms similar to pharyngo-conjunctival fever. They are suffering from pharyngitis, fever and conjunctivitis at the same time,? said ophthalmologist Abhijit Sen. ?In some cases, the conjunctivitis is haemorrhagic as blood is oozing from the eyes.?
...
Microbiologists said the rhinoviruses and adenoviruses were causing viral infection. ?These viruses grow in hot and humid conditions, and monsoon is the ideal season,? microbiologist Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri said.
Rhinoviruses cause fever with cough and cold, while adenovirus cause conjunctivitis, respiratory distress, joint pain, runny nose and occasional rash, experts said.
Children are suffering from common influenza and typhoid. At least 20 per cent children coming to the outpatient departments of hospitals are suffering from viral infections and diarrhoea.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120708/jsp/bengal/story_15703520.jsp