Punjab: Viral fever on rise in Ludhiana

[Ronan Kelly]

Viral fever on rise in city
Anupam Bhagria
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 18
Patients visiting city hospitals and clinics are increasingly complaining of sore throat, infection in the upper respiratory tract and mild fever. Although, the danger of dengue is still lurking, the cases of viral fever are on a rise.

Dr Sandeep Puri, medical superintendent at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, said: "Dengue is also caused by a virus. These days we are getting many patients who complain of cough and cold along with fever. Viral fever is confirmed only after ruling out other ailments including dengue and typhoid."

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Dr Satish Kumar Ohri, a private practitioner, said: "This year cases of viral fever are more as compared to dengue and typhoid. The incubation of viral is between five to seven days, but if it persists it may be typhoid."

Dr Deepak Bhatia, project programme officer and project coordinator of integrated disease surveillance, Punjab, also confirmed the rise in cases of viral fever.

Dos and Don'ts

Use handkerchief while sneezing and coughing
Keep your body covered
Wash hands before eating anything
Eat hygienic food
Drink more liquids
Avoid self medication and consult a physician
Patient should not come in contact with others, especially elderly and children
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Punjab: Viral fever on rise in Ludhiana

Cold-induced viral flu, pneumonia in kids on the rise
By Shariq Majeed, TNN | Dec 18, 2012, 05.47 AM IST

LUDHIANA: With the winter season having set in, children are falling prey to cold-induced viral flu and even to pneumonia. Child specialists at city hospitals say that the number of such cases can increase as the cold gets more intense.

Says Dr Jogesh Chatwal of the department of pediatrics at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), "Though we do get viral flu cases of which cough and cold are symptoms even during summer, those are different from cold-induced cases. The number of cold-induced viral flu (with symptoms of cough and cold) cases and also those of pneumonia increases two-three fold during this season. Majority of the patients are in the below two-three year age group, however the severity is more in the below one-year-old age group, as they don't have much immunity." He added, "Of the cold induced viral flu and pneumonia cases, the cases of the former (six-eight in a day) are more, whereas those of pneumonia are slightly less at around three-four. Of the pneumonia cases, we have to admit at least one-two cases on a daily basis".
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