Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Viral flu outbreak in Thane
Aug 5, 2012, 07.19PM IST TNN[ Nitin Yeshwantrao ]
THANE: The outbreak of viral fever has reached epidemic proportions in Thane, 25 km from Mumbai, with general physicians and pediatricians flooded with patients complaining of high fever, sore throat and body ache.
In case of children below 12 years-of-age the viral attacks has triggered panic among parents as the recovery is slow and the child is immobilized for the next three days. Doctors here said the prevalence of fever, cough and cold is on a rise among the children as the contagious infection is most commonly passed in schools or public places. Moreover, with the immunity levels of the children being a tad weak, viral fever is rampant here, they said.
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It is a common ailment during July-August largely due to poor rains and weather change. It is essentially an air-borne attack of infection. Almost 70 per cent patients suffer from lower respiratory tract problems and pneumonia while 30 per cent patients are down with malaria,'' said Dr Anand Bedekar.
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http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/15364489.cms
Aug 5, 2012, 07.19PM IST TNN[ Nitin Yeshwantrao ]
THANE: The outbreak of viral fever has reached epidemic proportions in Thane, 25 km from Mumbai, with general physicians and pediatricians flooded with patients complaining of high fever, sore throat and body ache.
In case of children below 12 years-of-age the viral attacks has triggered panic among parents as the recovery is slow and the child is immobilized for the next three days. Doctors here said the prevalence of fever, cough and cold is on a rise among the children as the contagious infection is most commonly passed in schools or public places. Moreover, with the immunity levels of the children being a tad weak, viral fever is rampant here, they said.
...
It is a common ailment during July-August largely due to poor rains and weather change. It is essentially an air-borne attack of infection. Almost 70 per cent patients suffer from lower respiratory tract problems and pneumonia while 30 per cent patients are down with malaria,'' said Dr Anand Bedekar.
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http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/15364489.cms