Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
BANGALORE: They are twin cities in probably every sense of the term ? unpredictable weather, floating population and, of course, the pollution.
Bangalore and Pune have many things in common, not to forget the huge presence of the IT industry.
Naturally, commonality in diseases, specially Influenza A(H1N1), cannot be far behind. According to D Raghunath, principal executive, Sir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research, this is the peak season for transmission for influenza for both cities. ?Both Pune and Bangalore are situated on the same Deccan Plateau. As this is the monsoon season, most influenza deaths are reported in these cities at this time. The temperature falls and humidity makes it suitable for the virus to survive and transmission occurs,?? he said.
Many people are getting affected as this new strain of virus has spread fast and has the innate property to spread from one person to another. The peak season starts from August till September-end.
The moisture in both cities is much higher in monsoon rather than winter. Whereas in North India and in other tropical regions, the peak season that sees increase in influenza cases is during November, he said.
Researchers predict that in the case of Pune, influenza cases will considerably decrease from September to October. But in Bangalore, the cases will remain the same because the North-East monsoon arrives during this period. Also, Bangalore continues to receive rainfall during October-November.
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Bangalore and Pune have many things in common, not to forget the huge presence of the IT industry.
Naturally, commonality in diseases, specially Influenza A(H1N1), cannot be far behind. According to D Raghunath, principal executive, Sir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research, this is the peak season for transmission for influenza for both cities. ?Both Pune and Bangalore are situated on the same Deccan Plateau. As this is the monsoon season, most influenza deaths are reported in these cities at this time. The temperature falls and humidity makes it suitable for the virus to survive and transmission occurs,?? he said.
Many people are getting affected as this new strain of virus has spread fast and has the innate property to spread from one person to another. The peak season starts from August till September-end.
The moisture in both cities is much higher in monsoon rather than winter. Whereas in North India and in other tropical regions, the peak season that sees increase in influenza cases is during November, he said.
Researchers predict that in the case of Pune, influenza cases will considerably decrease from September to October. But in Bangalore, the cases will remain the same because the North-East monsoon arrives during this period. Also, Bangalore continues to receive rainfall during October-November.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-links-Bangalore-Pune/articleshow/4977094.cms