Must read:India case of swine flu claimed two lives

 It seems the era of swine flu is not gone, recently in India there there is a case of swine flu which claimed two lives. Read below.

INDORE: Swine flu claimed two lives in Indore on Wednesday, forcing the health department to sound an alert about the spread of contagious diseases. Integrated diseases surveillance programme (IDSP) in-charge Dr GL Sodhi confirmed death of a man and a woman due to swine flu. They are the first two victims of the disease in Madhya Pradesh this year. The 39-year-old woman, a resident of Chhavni, was first to be tested H1N1 positive on January 6. "She was admitted to Gokuldas Hospital and later to Bombay Hospital. But she succumbed to the flu while she was being shifted to MY Hospital," said Sodhi adding that patient had earlier visited Nashik. Her health started deteriorating after she returned from there. "Another 35-year-old male patient, a resident of Badnagar in Ujjain district, succumbed to the disease at Aurobindo Hospital. He was tested positive among the six, whose samples were sent on January 10," said Lodhi. Joint director (health) Dr Sharad Pandit said change in climatic condition is the reason due to which the virus has started spreading its tentacles. "We have directed all the hospitals to prepare an isolated ward and be ready for any emergency situation," said Dr Pandit adding those, who are unwell must avoid going to public events and one should wash hands regularly and cover face while coughing and sneezing.
 Source: timesofindia.com