New Delhi, March 21 (Ians) Amid the rising number of flu infections caused by H3N2 virus, children have been particularly affected, said doctors on Tuesday.
Doctors have reported a disturbing rise in H3N2 cases among children, especially those below the age of 5 years. According to media reports, infants and preschoolers have also been admitted in ICUs in Delhi and Pune.
Classic symptoms of H3N2 infection include cough, cold, body ache, diarrhoea, vomiting and fever.
But when “it gets complicated it can lead to ear infections, pneumonia and in severest of the cases it can even lead to severe respiratory distress requiring oxygen and ventilator at times,” Dr. Saurabh Khanna, Lead Consultant, Paediatrics & Neonatology, Ck Birla Hospital, Gurugram, told Ians.
“Amongst children, those with asthma and other comorbid illnesses such as obesity, lung disease, neurological problems, and heart diseases are at an increased risk,” said Dr. Amita Kaul, Hod & Senior Consultant Paediatrics,...
Doctors have reported a disturbing rise in H3N2 cases among children, especially those below the age of 5 years. According to media reports, infants and preschoolers have also been admitted in ICUs in Delhi and Pune.
Classic symptoms of H3N2 infection include cough, cold, body ache, diarrhoea, vomiting and fever.
But when “it gets complicated it can lead to ear infections, pneumonia and in severest of the cases it can even lead to severe respiratory distress requiring oxygen and ventilator at times,” Dr. Saurabh Khanna, Lead Consultant, Paediatrics & Neonatology, Ck Birla Hospital, Gurugram, told Ians.
“Amongst children, those with asthma and other comorbid illnesses such as obesity, lung disease, neurological problems, and heart diseases are at an increased risk,” said Dr. Amita Kaul, Hod & Senior Consultant Paediatrics,...
- 3/21/2023
- by News Bureau
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