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Growing evidence of Covid co-infection with dengue, malaria: Centre asks hospitals to be ready; issues guidelines
Oct 13, 2020 12:15 PM (IST)
This poses challenges in clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Covid, and have a bearing on clinical management and patient outcomes, the ministry says
The government on Tuesday said Covid could co-exist with a range of seasonal diseases and asked hospitals to be geared to treat a potential high burden of severe dengue/malaria cases along with Covid.
Issuing guidelines for the community and physicians on how to deal with Covid co-infections, the Health Ministry said that given the seasonal pattern of epidemic-prone diseases observed every year in the country, diseases like dengue, malaria, seasonal influenza, leptospirosis, chikungunya, and enteric fever cannot only present a diagnostic dilemma but may co-exist in Covid cases.
“This poses challenges in clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Covid, and have a bearing on clinical management and patient outcomes,” the ministry said issuing the guidance document that seeks to provide guidelines on prevention and treatment of co-infections of Covid with diseases like dengue, malaria, seasonal influenza (H1N1), leptospirosis, chikungunya.
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https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/n...ospitals-to-be-ready-issues-guidelines-155116
Oct 13, 2020 12:15 PM (IST)
This poses challenges in clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Covid, and have a bearing on clinical management and patient outcomes, the ministry says
The government on Tuesday said Covid could co-exist with a range of seasonal diseases and asked hospitals to be geared to treat a potential high burden of severe dengue/malaria cases along with Covid.
Issuing guidelines for the community and physicians on how to deal with Covid co-infections, the Health Ministry said that given the seasonal pattern of epidemic-prone diseases observed every year in the country, diseases like dengue, malaria, seasonal influenza, leptospirosis, chikungunya, and enteric fever cannot only present a diagnostic dilemma but may co-exist in Covid cases.
“This poses challenges in clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Covid, and have a bearing on clinical management and patient outcomes,” the ministry said issuing the guidance document that seeks to provide guidelines on prevention and treatment of co-infections of Covid with diseases like dengue, malaria, seasonal influenza (H1N1), leptospirosis, chikungunya.
more..
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/n...ospitals-to-be-ready-issues-guidelines-155116