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Punjab: ILI outbreak

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
Frequent temperature change ups viral infection
TNN | Mar 22, 2012, 01.06PM IST


MODEL TOWN: People are fighting infection, fever and cough and cold due to sudden temperature changes. The strong winds blowing have resulted in spurt in the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections among adults and children here.

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Dr Vikas Lumba, physician at a hospital says, "The number of patients with upper respiratory tract infection, whose symptom is viral fever, has increased these days due to weather changes. The numbers we are receiving now are about 20 per day, which was 1-2 during normal days. There is a way out for people to escape the viral infection, which is to increase immunity and prevent oneself from the contact of patients with upper respiratory tract infection."
Dr Amit Bery, a physician in the same hospital, says, "The virus responsible for the infection affects respiratory system and causes cough, cold, sore throat and viral fever."
Dr Amit Modgil, another physician says, "There has been roughly about 50% increase in the cases of viral fever around this time of the year at our hospital."
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-ups-viral-infection/articleshow/12366128.cms
 
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