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Water-borne ailments here
Shimona Kanwar, TNN, Aug 14, 2010, 12.43am IST
CHANDIGARH: Water-borne diseases have started hitting the Tricity as monsoon is gaining strength. Mohali has been badly hit with an outbreak of hepatitis A and E. Chandigarh has recorded three cholera cases and Panchkula has already seen 21 people suffering from typhoid in the past week.
Test reports from PGI, which were sent to Mohali health officials a week ago, confirmed that five people had hepatitis A in Khizrabad, 30 in JCBL factory, Lalru, and 20 had hepatitis E in Machhlikalan.
Mohali civil surgeon Dr PKShridhar said, "We had been receiving cases of jaundice in the past few weeks. A team was then sent in the areas adjoining Mohali city and we detected the outbreak of hepatitis. This happened due to leakage in the water pipes and unhygienic water tanks. Those have been cleaned."
Chandigarh's government hospitals have been getting five typhoid patients per week in recent days since monsoon began.
"Initially, the symptoms of these water-borne diseases are similar to any flu or diarrohea. It is only after tests, that we can confirm the disease," added an official from PGI.
Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, has reported a case of cholera while PGI confirmed two.These cases originated from colonies no. 4 and 5.
"Typhoid is not a seasonal disease, though we get patients suffering from that often during this time of the year. It is caused by contaminated water or food," said Dr GS Verma, a private medical practitioner from Panchkula.
"It is important to keep the food and water supply clean in this season," he added.
Read more: Water-borne ailments here - Chandigarh - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ts-here/articleshow/6307988.cms#ixzz0wWvOU0va
Shimona Kanwar, TNN, Aug 14, 2010, 12.43am IST
CHANDIGARH: Water-borne diseases have started hitting the Tricity as monsoon is gaining strength. Mohali has been badly hit with an outbreak of hepatitis A and E. Chandigarh has recorded three cholera cases and Panchkula has already seen 21 people suffering from typhoid in the past week.
Test reports from PGI, which were sent to Mohali health officials a week ago, confirmed that five people had hepatitis A in Khizrabad, 30 in JCBL factory, Lalru, and 20 had hepatitis E in Machhlikalan.
Mohali civil surgeon Dr PKShridhar said, "We had been receiving cases of jaundice in the past few weeks. A team was then sent in the areas adjoining Mohali city and we detected the outbreak of hepatitis. This happened due to leakage in the water pipes and unhygienic water tanks. Those have been cleaned."
Chandigarh's government hospitals have been getting five typhoid patients per week in recent days since monsoon began.
"Initially, the symptoms of these water-borne diseases are similar to any flu or diarrohea. It is only after tests, that we can confirm the disease," added an official from PGI.
Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, has reported a case of cholera while PGI confirmed two.These cases originated from colonies no. 4 and 5.
"Typhoid is not a seasonal disease, though we get patients suffering from that often during this time of the year. It is caused by contaminated water or food," said Dr GS Verma, a private medical practitioner from Panchkula.
"It is important to keep the food and water supply clean in this season," he added.
Read more: Water-borne ailments here - Chandigarh - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ts-here/articleshow/6307988.cms#ixzz0wWvOU0va