Deathly Swine Flu Claims Another Life in Telangana

In Telangana, swine flu claimed one more life, taking the toll to eight since January, a health official said.

A 35-year-old man from Shamshabad in Ranga Reddy district died at the government-run Gandhi Hospital.

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The toll from swine flu has risen to five in Telangana as a 10-month-old baby died of the disease, officials said on Saturday.

‘People have been advised to approach the hospital at the first symptoms of the disease such as high fever, sneezing, cough and body ache.’

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With this, the death toll has gone up to 16 since August 2016.

Ten more swine flu patients were undergoing treatment Gandhi Hospital, which is the state's nodal centre for swine flu. They include six children.

According to the Health Department, over 4,300 samples have been tested for H1N1 virus since August 1 last year and of these 413 samples were found positive.

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The health department has advised people to approach hospitals at the onset of the first symptoms of swine flu like high fever, sneezing, cough and body ache.

People have been advised to approach the hospital at the first symptoms of the disease such as high fever, sneezing, cough and body ache.

The hospitals have been asked to isolate people having symptoms of swine flu and send their samples to Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) here.

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If patients are unwilling to get admitted to private hospitals, they have been asked to shift to Gandhi Hospital, which is the nodal centre for swine flu in Hyderabad.

According to the government, there is no need for panic as it has adequate supply of medication and testing kits.

Source-IANS

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The health department has advised people to approach the hospital at the first symptoms of swine flu like high fever, sneezing, cough and body pain.