Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Tamil Nadu launches free tests, registry of diseases after ?mystery fever? deaths
CHENNAI: In an effort to prevent diseases during the monsoon, the government-run King Institute of Preventive Medicine in Guindy will offer tests for 23 viruses free of cost. The facility, to be inaugurated by health minister V S Vijay on Friday, will allow doctors to refer patients with fever to walk into the laboratory for diagnosis, institute director Dr P Gunasekaran said.
The decision to launch the facility follows nearly a dozen deaths in the past three months due to "fever of unknown origin" that was branded "mysterious fever". "There is nothing called mysterious fever. Sometimes it is difficult for doctors to diagnose diseases with the symptoms presented, particularly if caused by a virus.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...mystery-fever-deaths/articleshow/17151347.cms
CHENNAI: In an effort to prevent diseases during the monsoon, the government-run King Institute of Preventive Medicine in Guindy will offer tests for 23 viruses free of cost. The facility, to be inaugurated by health minister V S Vijay on Friday, will allow doctors to refer patients with fever to walk into the laboratory for diagnosis, institute director Dr P Gunasekaran said.
The decision to launch the facility follows nearly a dozen deaths in the past three months due to "fever of unknown origin" that was branded "mysterious fever". "There is nothing called mysterious fever. Sometimes it is difficult for doctors to diagnose diseases with the symptoms presented, particularly if caused by a virus.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...mystery-fever-deaths/articleshow/17151347.cms