Texan Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 After a lull of over 15 months, the dreaded swine flu virus has returned to the city. A 65-year-old Mulund resident is battling for life. He is among four people to test positive for the virus in the last few days. A nine-year-old girl from Santacruz is among the patients. The virus, which created a global pandemic in 2009, has swept across states, claiming nearly 200 lives in the country since January. The high fatality rate of the virus in the state has health officials on edge. Among 96 patients in Maharashtra, as many as 23 have succumbed to the virus. On Tuesday, TOI reported the death of Palghar resident Matilda Almeida (61) in Andheri's Holy Spirit Hospital. As a preventive step, blood samples of her family members have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune. This is the first H1N1 death in Palghar district this year. "The mortality rate has been fairly high, at around 24%. Among the deceased, only about 50% had co-morbid conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. Nagpur has lost the most number of lives, followed by Pune," said state epidemiologist Dr Pradeep Awate. BMC's epidemiologist Dr Mangala Gomare said all patients from Mumbai, barring the senior citizen from Mulund, who is on ventilator, are stable. "A 54-year-old woman admitted to Kasturba Hospital is also doing well," she said. The civic machinery has started gearing up for another wave of the virus. While circulars for alertness have already been sent to ward offices, posters for citizens are soon going to be up. "We will be alerting doctors that they should be cautious. However, the drug oseltamivir is still effective. So, there is no need to panic," said Gomare. She added that a 55-year-old woman from Bandra has recovered from the virus after being treated on OPD basis. A 34-year-old woman from Nalasopara in Palghar district continues to be critical and on ventilator at Jaslok Hospital, Peddar Road. "Most of her organs have been badly affected," said Dr Om Srivastava, head of infectious diseases, Jaslok Hospital. He said Mumbai is always vulnerable to the spread of viruses, given the huge inflow of people and also many trying to access the city's healthcare services. Srivastava said that while speculations are on about the rapid spread of the virus this year, an antigenic shift (the process by which two or more strains of a virus, or strains of two or more different viruses, combine to form a new subtype) could be at the root of it. "It is of course subject to research, but there is a huge possibility of that." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/H1N1-returns-to-Mumbai-24-mortality-in-state/articleshow/46126999.cms Stay safe, folks!
dial_100 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Damn, I am traveling to India next week. What precautions I could take to avoid catching the bug?
Texan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Stay away from pigs............ literally!!
hhunaeh Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Damn' date=' I am traveling to India next week. What precautions I could take to avoid catching the bug?[/quote'] get your flu shot.
Kalia_Test Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Hyderabad was impacted a week ago. People stopped going to crowded places and lot of masks around. Our great CM KCR says - wait for Sunny days ( it has been cold last few weeks ) and this flu will go away :((
Texan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Hyderabad was impacted a week ago. People stopped going to crowded places and lot of masks around. Our great CM KCR says - wait for Sunny days ( it has been cold last few weeks ) and this flu will go away :(( Thankfully he didn't say AP people brought it here. :((
FischerTal Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 the problem with tackling swine flu is you need state of the art medical facilities in all the government hospitals. most of these people could have been saved if india's health infrastructure was better
Detonator Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 the problem with tackling swine flu is you need state of the art medical facilities in all the government hospitals. most of these people could have been saved if india's health infrastructure was better Infection control by transmission is pretty much non-existant in India.
SLICKR392 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Stay away from pigs............ literally!! Pork. :((
Desi Cartman Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 H1N1 returns to Mumbai, 24% mortality in state I had swine flu 5-6 years ago in Australia and was ok in 10 days or so after starting tamiflu. I still remember that it was the worst ****ing fever I ever had in my life. I was so sick that I don't even remember what else was happening to me. Good thing was that Ibm asked me to not come to work for at least 4 weeks. Free holidays :beach:
FischerTal Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Infection control by transmission is pretty much non-existant in India. :((
Detonator Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Stay away from pigs............ literally!! Pork. :(( zoonotic transmission is actually very less since the 2009 outbreak. It started with pigs, but one is most likey get infected by another human than by a pig.
SLICKR392 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 zoonotic transmission is actually very less since the 2009 outbreak. It started with pigs' date=' but one is most likey get infected by another human than by a pig.[/quote'] Hannibal Lecter. :((
Old guy Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 zoonotic transmission is actually very less since the 2009 outbreak. It started with pigs' date=' but one is most likey get infected by another human than by a pig.[/quote'] Are you calling non vegetarians pig ?
Texan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 I had swine flu 5-6 years ago in Australia and was ok in 10 days or so after starting tamiflu. I still remember that it was the worst ****ing fever I ever had in my life. I was so sick that I don't even remember what else was happening to me. Good thing was that Ibm asked me to not come to work for at least 4 weeks. Free holidays :beach: Glad you were able to fight it off :two_thumbs_up:
Desi Cartman Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 H1N1 returns to Mumbai, 24% mortality in state Glad you were able to fight it off :two_thumbs_up: In Australia most if not all the people who died had pre-existing problems, it's dangerous especially for people who have had transplant. A colleague of mine freaked out as his wife had a kidney transplant, he was really scared that he might have taken infection home.
Crookbond Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 In Australia most if not all the people who died had pre-existing problems, it's dangerous especially for people who have had transplant. A colleague of mine freaked out as his wife had a kidney transplant, he was really scared that he might have taken infection home. Perfect MAN! :D
Desi Cartman Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Perfect MAN! :D When I returned to work few weeks later, I was coming down in an elevator and there was someone standing right next to me, smiling and she said "I heard someone in your team had the H1N1?", I said "yes, me". She actually moved quickly to the corner and covered her face, didnt even ask me how I was doing. I was stunned but few seconds later just started smiling about it.
velu Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Hyderabad was impacted a week ago. People stopped going to crowded places and lot of masks around. Our great CM KCR says - wait for Sunny days ( it has been cold last few weeks ) and this flu will go away :(( is that real or you making it ? :nervous:
Texan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 is that real or you making it ? :nervous: Actually, he is not completely wrong. There is significant evidence to suggest that H1N1, like most other flu viruses, thrives during winter.
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