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Rise in cases of seasonal pneumonia in Hyderabad
DC CORRESPONDENT | September 23, 2014, 02.09 am IST
Hyderabad: Viral pneumonia, a seasonal influenza, is on the rise in the city with Gandhi Hospital recording two cases per day and private hospitals seeing at least six to seven cases everyday.
This increase since the past month is due to the ?just after monsoon period?, say doctors. Symptoms like high fever, dry cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and running nose are commonly seen. There are many who also suffer from viral pneumonia, a lower respiratory tract infection.
Dr Narsimalu K., professor of internal medicine at Gandhi Hospital, said, ?We are seeing several viral infection cases which behave with the same severity as the H1N1 (swine flu virus). But when it is tested it turns out to that they are not H1N1 cases.?
The increasing number of cases shows that the bacteria or virus is strong and spreads easily through sneezing, coughing or touching contaminated surfaces. Dr Altaf Naseem, a paediatrician, said, ?The first line of antibiotics is not working in most cases. We have to opt for a second line of antibiotics. Some children also require hospitalisation as they cannot consume simple food and have to be kept on IV fluids.?
The virus is spreading fast and this is compounding the problem, say experts...
Rise in cases of seasonal pneumonia in Hyderabad
DC CORRESPONDENT | September 23, 2014, 02.09 am IST
Hyderabad: Viral pneumonia, a seasonal influenza, is on the rise in the city with Gandhi Hospital recording two cases per day and private hospitals seeing at least six to seven cases everyday.
This increase since the past month is due to the ?just after monsoon period?, say doctors. Symptoms like high fever, dry cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and running nose are commonly seen. There are many who also suffer from viral pneumonia, a lower respiratory tract infection.
Dr Narsimalu K., professor of internal medicine at Gandhi Hospital, said, ?We are seeing several viral infection cases which behave with the same severity as the H1N1 (swine flu virus). But when it is tested it turns out to that they are not H1N1 cases.?
The increasing number of cases shows that the bacteria or virus is strong and spreads easily through sneezing, coughing or touching contaminated surfaces. Dr Altaf Naseem, a paediatrician, said, ?The first line of antibiotics is not working in most cases. We have to opt for a second line of antibiotics. Some children also require hospitalisation as they cannot consume simple food and have to be kept on IV fluids.?
The virus is spreading fast and this is compounding the problem, say experts...