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Senior Moderator
August 3, 2025
Bengaluru: Doctors in the city are witnessing a seasonal in respiratory infections, with influenza strains and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) more prevalent than RSV, which dominated two years earlier. This has led doctors to urge vulnerable groups to get vaccinated and follow respiratory hygiene.
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The doctors emphasize these reported cases likely represent only a fraction of the actual infections in the city.
"On a daily basis, we see three to four cases, but this is the tip of the iceberg. These patients are tested because
they had comorbidities and low immunity," said Dr Mysore.
Dr Pretesh Kiran of St Johns Hospital said older people, especially those known to be immune-compromised —
those with chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, are recommended flu shots largely. They
have a higher chance of developing infection and more severe disease like pneumonia or bronchopneumonia, if
not vaccinated. "It requires two weeks for the vaccination effect to set in antibodies."
full article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...ions-bird-droppings/articleshow/123067573.cms
Bengaluru: Doctors in the city are witnessing a seasonal in respiratory infections, with influenza strains and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) more prevalent than RSV, which dominated two years earlier. This has led doctors to urge vulnerable groups to get vaccinated and follow respiratory hygiene.
-snip-
The doctors emphasize these reported cases likely represent only a fraction of the actual infections in the city.
"On a daily basis, we see three to four cases, but this is the tip of the iceberg. These patients are tested because
they had comorbidities and low immunity," said Dr Mysore.
Dr Pretesh Kiran of St Johns Hospital said older people, especially those known to be immune-compromised —
those with chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, are recommended flu shots largely. They
have a higher chance of developing infection and more severe disease like pneumonia or bronchopneumonia, if
not vaccinated. "It requires two weeks for the vaccination effect to set in antibodies."
full article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...ions-bird-droppings/articleshow/123067573.cms