The menace of Swine flu is slowly starting to haunt the residents of Hyderabad once again in the New Year. So far the medical and healthcare officials have tested 2717 cases and found 107 positive swine flu cases in Hyderabad and surrounding districts.
As the temperatures are dipping lower, the months from January to March are very much crucial as the cold temperatures help thrive this deadly virus. “In the recent times, the dipping temperatures have helped accelerate the evolution of the swine flu virus in the city. One needs to be very careful as the dry and cold weather with winds blowing with dust carries this virus through air,” observed a senior Medical officer from Ghandi Medical College.
Recently 6 cases of severe swine flu have been reported in just three days at the Ghandi Medical college hospital in the city among them one is already reported to have died. A female patient of 35 years of age from Yadadri district died due to swine flu in just 3 hours of her admitting to the hospital. “We had already taken the blood samples of the women and sent it to the institute of preventive medicine but the report of confirmation came only after two days after her death. We could not save her life because she came to us in the last stage with severe condition,” informed the medical officer.
According to district medical and health officials, there has been a sudden surge of swine flu cases in the Ghandi Hospital. Usually Ghandi Hospital releases regular bulletins on the number of patients tested for swine flu and takes all the necessary measures to ensure early treatment of patients but some of the patients are admitted to the hospital with severe conditions giving very less scope to the doctors to plan a treatment strategy. “We have been releasing regular updates on swine flu virus and asking the general public to be cautious and vigil. Anyone who is having the symptoms of running nose, heavy fever, Cough, Sore throat, Watery, red eyes, Body aches, Headache, Fatigue and diarrhea and nausea and vomiting must immediately attend the doctor. If neglected H1N1 virus will further get intensified making the patient severely ill,” observed the healthcare experts.
The healthcare officials advised that people must follow the cough etiquette and cover their mouth with kerchiefs or air filters napkins to avoid further spreading it to others. “we are having enough stocks of medicines at all the district and teaching hospitals in the state. We are providing all necessary testing kits to all the hospitals and also providing fee testing facility at the institute of preventive medicine,” informed the officer.