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Ten suspected
swine flu cases in Coimbatore Coimbatore:
Ten cases of swine flu have been reported by the medical authorities in Coimbatore
. The authorities at the Coimbatore Medical College (CMC), a government run hospital,
said, they had quarantined ten patients with suspected swine flu like symptoms,
of which three cases, including a child had come to them in the early hours of
Wednesday. One of the junior doctors, Aparna Pasha, who was treating the swine
flu suspect cases, was also reported to have developed the symptoms and was under
treatment. Out of the ten patients, two have been confirmed to be suffering from
swine flu. "The two have been started with anti-viral treatment with the capsule
Tami Flu. One of the child, who has been affected by the disease, has been given
Tami Flu syrup and at present they are both mentally and physically very sound.
They do not have any signs and symptoms of fever, vomiting, breathlessness, body
pain, running nose and cough," said V Kumaran, dean, CMC. According to the doctors
at the CMC, the government has made adequate arrangements for the medicines at
the hospital. Urging the people not to panic, Kumaran said, India was not susceptible
to the spread of H1N1 virus as the temperate climate of the country prevented
its growth. "The Government already sent adequate trucks and other equipments
to tackle the disease. This disease is only imported from foreign countries so
citizen of India need not panic about the disease," Kumaran said. The virus, which
spreads easily and causes mostly mild disease, has been diagnosed in 17,564 people
in 64 countries, killing 115, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Although H1N1 swine flu appears mild, it affects mostly older children and young
adults, and experts worry it could change into a more dangerous form. The spread
of H1N1 flu in Australia , Britain , Chile , Japan and Spain has nudged the world
closer to a pandemic, the WHO said. The new flu -- a mixture of swine, bird and
human viruses -- remains most prevalent in North America but has infected nearly
19,000 people in 64 countries, according to the WHO's latest toll, which tends
to lag behind national figures but is considered more reliable. -Jun
3, 2009 Go
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