The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : New guidelines on treating A(H1N1)

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New guidelines on treating A(H1N1)

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has issued fresh guidelines to prevent and contain the outbreak of Influenza A(H1N1).

All the individuals seeking consultations for flu like symptoms should be screened at both government and private healthcare facilities.

Patients with mild fever, cough/sore throat with or without body ache, headache, diarrhoea and vomiting to be categorised as Category A. They do not require Tamiflu tablets. Such patients should be monitored and reassessed between 24 and 48 hours. They should be confined at homes and should avoid mixing with public. No testing of patient for H1N1 required.

Those having high fever and severe throat infection should be categorised as Category B and they may require Tamiflu tablets and home isolation. Here too tests for the A H1N1) are not required.

Category C are those having breathlessness, chest pain, drowsiness, fall in blood pressure, sputum mixed with blood, bluish discolouration of nails, irritability among small children and refusal to accept feed and worsening of underlying chronic conditions. All these patients require testing, immediate hospitalisation and treatment.

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