Amid a spurt in cases of the H3N2 virus, medical experts said that the virus can spread from person to person during the festival and it's important to take precautions.
After the detection of H3N2 virus cases, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Tuesday announced that a mega drive consisting of 1000 fever camps would be organised in Tamil Nadu.
Noting a spurt in cases of the H3N2 virus, which has become a cause of concern, Chairman, Institute of Internal Medicine and Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Dr Randeep Guleria said that this virus mutates every year during this time and spreads through dr
Amid a sudden spurt in the cases of the H3N2 virus, which has become a cause of concern Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K. Sudhakar said that guidelines will be soon released for people to take precautions and there is no need to panic.
Union Health Ministry has conducted a meeting of top health officials of big hospitals and experts and discussed cases of viral infections on the rise in the country, especially due to the H3N2 virus, an official said on Monday.
Noting a sudden spurt in the cases of the H3N2 virus, which has become a cause of concern ahead of the Holi festival, Dr S Chatterjee, Sr consultant internal Medicine Apollo hospital said that the cases of respiratory tract infections have risen considerably in the last couple of months.<
Emphasising about the clinical features of Influenza A H3N2, ICMR has said that this subtype appears to cause more hospitalizations than other influenza subtypes.
"In the last two weeks, there have been a lot of respiratory tract infections happening in the form of fever, cough, runny/blocked nose, body ache and headache," expert said.
Beijing [China], June 28 (ANI): China is witnessing a continuous increase in the positivity rate of influenza viruses dominated by the influenza A (H3N2) subtype, as the cases increase in some regions of Southern China, a local media reported citing a data released by Chinese National Influe