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Special ward for A(H1N1) patients opened in Cuddalore hospital

CUDDALORE: A special ward has been opened in the Cuddalore headquarters government hospital to treat A (H1N1) influenza afflicted patients, according to R.Meera, Deputy Director (Health Services), Cuddalore.

In a statement here, Dr Meera said that the flu caused by virus was not a killer disease but was curable. Therefore, the people need not panic. Those having the symptoms of the flu could approach the special ward in the government hospital for treatment.

She said that the State government had taken up the preventive and curative measures on a war-footing.

In the designated hospitals, medical colleges and private hospitals free diagnosis was being done for treating the flu. She said that besides Tamiflu the patients were also being treated with Nasovac and Vaxiflu in the King Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guindy, and the empanelled hospitals. If the disease was confirmed through testing of blood and mucus samples it could be easily cured.

At the initial stage, before 48 hours of infection, Tamiflu tables could be consumed on the advice of doctors.

The common symptoms of the disease were fever, running nose, cough, headache, body ache, throat pain, nasal blockade, shivering and weakness, and in certain cases vomiting and dysentery. The disease would affect mostly children, elderly persons and diabetics. Dr Meera suggested certain preventive measures too to ward off the disease.

She stated that close contact such as hand-shakes and spitting in public places should be avoided. In areas where the people assemble in great numbers face masks could be worn. Since the disease was an infectious one after returning home the people should wash their hands with soap. Those contracted the disease should cover their mouth while coughing, stay alone in a well ventilated room and drink lot of water or fruit juice.

Consuming alcohol and smoking should be totally avoided and the kerchiefs used by the afflicted should be destroyed immediately.

As the government had taken all out measures to treat the disease the people of Cuddalore district need not nurse any fear over its spread.

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