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Hathras District Hospital
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Expansion
H3N2 influenza patients have come to the fore in Agra, Lucknow and Kanpur. Despite this, the Health Department in Hathras is not paying any attention to this. The facility of H3N2 Influenza test is also not available in the government hospitals of the district. Forget treatment, patients infected with H3N2 influenza will not be able to be identified.
The H3N2 influenza virus causes a respiratory viral infection. According to expert doctors, the main symptoms of this disease are high fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, joint pain, difficulty in breathing. It can happen to a person of any age. But children under the age of five and pregnant women are most at risk from the disease. Patients with weak immunity suffering from other diseases are also more likely to get caught in this disease.
Patients coming to the district hospital for cough, cold and fever are being treated on the basis of symptoms. Till now we have not received the guidelines regarding H3N2. We don’t even have the facility to test it right now. – Dr. Suryaprakash, CMS Bagla District Hospital
Increasing number of patients with cold, cough and fever
Patients of cough, fever and cold are continuously increasing in the district. A large number of patients suffering from these diseases are reaching private and government hospitals. Due to lack of H3N2 testing facility in the district, patients suffering from the virus are not being identified. Although not a single patient of H3N2 has been found officially so far. In such a situation, doctors are treating patients on the basis of symptoms.
preventive measures
Dr. Suryaprakash told that it is an infectious disease which can spread from one person to another. Avoid going to crowded places and use mask. Do not touch your nose and mouth repeatedly. Keep drinking water and use more fluids. Immediately consult a doctor in case of fever, cough or headache. Do not spit in public places.
