SUDDEN RISE IN H1N1 CASES IN DELHI , 233 REPORTED ON SATURDAY

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, 223 H1N1 influenza cases, including one death, were confirmed in the capital. This is the highest number of cases reported
in a day since the infection entered the city.

Though experts rule out the beginning of the ‘‘second wave’’, they advised doctors to give full-treatment dose to those who came in contact with H1N1 positive cases and were showing symptoms of the disease.

Of the 223 confirmed cases, 131 are children. Experts say once a case or two is tested positive at a school or college or any institution, full dose of tamiflu should be given to the rest who show clinical symptoms of H1N1 influenza. The state health department attributed the high figure to awareness about the disease and more number of testing facilities.

‘‘Now people have adequate knowledge about the disease. And with five private labs testing for H1N1, people are getting themselves tested,’’ said Kiran Walia, Delhi’s health minister.

Meanwhile, one 37-year-old man died due to H1N1 influenza at Safdarjung Hospital on Friday night. His reports tested positive on Saturday. So far, 29 people have died due to H1N1 infection in the capital.

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Fact is that the swine flu in India is extremely dangerous with a death rate of 1/31. An extremely deadly figure if compared to Belgium , now leading in the world wide statistics of dead rates from H1N1 with just 1/5,498 cases closely followed by Iceland and Portugal. Obviously the countries with the best medical treatment sytems. In Germany the risk to die is double as high as in the countries mentioned above 1/ 2004)
Amazing is that countries with an elaborated medical treatment systems have a lot high death rates as e.g. :
- Switzerland : 1/310
- Austria : 1/193
- Sweden 1/133
- Japan 1/132
- The Netherlands 1/35 ( very amazing und unexplainable since it is so close to the actual leader Belgium)
- US with 1/23 on the same level as developing countries and worse than India ( the explanation for this scaring figure I leave open for US citizens)

I am still very scared to get H1N1 in India and happy to return soon the Germany , Portugal and Belgium.

YOU THOUGHT H1N1 IS A KILLER VIRUS, INDIA OFFERS WORSE

STUNG TO DEATH IN BIHAR

In 1 month,brain fever malaria kills 30 in Munger (Bihar). Recent news is stipulating already 60 deaths

WHAT IS IT? A form of malaria, it affects brain and may prove fatal in 24-72 hours Symptoms | Impaired consciousness, confusion, and drowsiness Cause | Mosquito bite Affected area |

Munger: Five children succumbed to cerebral malaria in Munger in the last 48 hours taking the death toll to 30 since the outbreak of the disease in the first week of July.
The deadly brain fever is caused by a mosquito bite and is fatal if not treated in time. It has so far affected 1,500 people, said B Sahu, Munger malaria officer. ‘‘Out of serum samples of more than 1,450 people tested in laboratories, 565 were positive,’’ he told a news agency.
As the situation is turning grim, a team of eight doctors from New Delhi-based National Vector-borne Disease Control Programme reached Munger on Thursday night. Their job is to establish the cause of cerebral malaria that has spread to 92 villages in Haveli Kharagpur sub-division of Munger.
‘‘The central team, which arrived on Thursday evening, has fanned out in affected areas in four batches with technicians,’’ Bihar health department’s joint director-cum-programme officer R N Pandey said at Munger Sadar Hospital.
So far, there is no word from the expert-team headed by joint director, central health services, S N Sharma on the nature of the disease. The team will submit a report to the Centre after its tour of the affected areas.
Twenty people are being treated at Haveli Kharagpur primary health centre and three at Munger Sadar Hospital. Officials said there is sufficient stock of medicines and DDT fumigation has been completed in 72 villages.
‘‘The situation is under control,’’ Pandey said. ‘‘The death toll hasn’t gone beyond six,’’ Munger civil surgeon Sreekrishna Chandra Singh added.





Kashi Prasad | TNN

H1N1 INFLUENZA- THE STATUS OF THE HOSPITAL IN AUNDH PUNE AS AN EXAMPLE

The actual figure of H1N1 influenza infected patients is 76. Not very just a start of the epidemie but high enough to look for "special" clinics able to cope with the rising amount of people needing quarataine and treatment:

This is what the parent of a swine flu-afflicted child in Aundh Hospital has to say

DIPTI BARVE


The new swine flu ward of the city at Aundh Civil Hospital is a dirty joke, literally. If you took a walk inside, you would probably come back with a bug deadlier than H1N1.
A reality check of the new ward in Aundh Hospital has shown, once again, how little the government actually cares about this pandemic.
To provide treatment, ensure samples are collected on time and to manage patients who cannot be admitted to Naidu Hospital, the state health services started 20-bed wards in Aundh Hospital and Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH), Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, among the three, Aundh Hospital is in a pathetic shape. According to WHO guidelines, no one except hospital staff and parents can enter a swine flu ward. But staff at Aundh Hospital are least bothered. This reporter entered the ward even as ward boys and nurses looked on. The ward has 20 patients of which most are school children aged between 10 and 16 years, from Symbiosis and New India School. These patients are being kept in unhygienic conditions, without basic necessities like water, electricity and cleanliness. Their parents are fed up of the casual attitude of the staff.
Shraddha Padhye, whose daughter is admitted in Aundh Hospital, told Mirror, “My daughter is admitted to hell! There is no water to have a bath since the past five days. None of the staff sponges the patients. Nurses and ward boys don’t even bother to check whether the patient is getting medicine or food on time. For hours, none of the doctors come to check them. Younger children cry incessantly because of mosquitoes and dirty toilets.”
Rajesh Mokashi, whose son is in this ward said, “The staff is not trained for swine flu management. They are least bothered about the precautions and spread of the disease. One of the nurses gave a very young child two tablets of Combiflam at once, which is not advisable. Nobody realises the gravity of the problem. They behave like it’s a general ward. We want permission for the children to be home quarantined and treated. We can take better care of our children and take all the precautions.”
Vanita Gawade, another parent, said, “From day one, I haven’t seen a doctor or nurse come for routine check-ups. A child fell off the bed as the beds are in a bad condition. There are no movable wash basins for the children to vomit in. Patients vomit on curtains which aren’t even washed later. Dustbins and buckets are kept together. For past five days, the toilet was choked and dirty water flowed till the beds of those patients who were close to the toilet. Tubes and bulbs in the ward and in toilets do not work. Because of these pathetic conditions we are scared that our children will contract other infections.”
When Mirror contacted Dr Nitin Bilolikar, civil surgeon at Aundh Civil Hospital about this issue, he replied, “We have started this swine flu ward just six days ago so it will take time for things to fall in place. We have provided all the basic amenities to the patients. I will instruct the staff about not allowing visitors to enter the swine flu ward. I will definitely look into the matter.”

THE HOSPITAL OFFERS:


• Lack of trained staff

• Choked toilets and bath rooms

• No co-ordination between staff and administration

• No basic amenities like water and electricity

• No daily check ups and medicine follow ups

• Absence of movable basins for vomiting

• Vomit stained curtains

• Children haven’t been bathed or sponged for the past
five days

TO MY READERS: PLEASE IF I GET H1N1 swine flue and not able to take care about myself get me out of this country of misery.

THE INDIAN SOLUTION FOR SWINE FLUE (H1N1 Influenza)- JUST STAY HOME FOR 10 DAYS

The India Govt simply prescribes home stay for 7-10 days after H1N1 influenza..... either you are death and than you can be burned or you arise out of the ashes and can fo back to school or business

New Delhi: Those showing mild symptoms of H1N1 Influenza need not get admitted to a hospital or even get tested for infection. They should simply stay at home for 7-10 days without stepping out or meeting anyone. Students should avoid going to class for a week, for which they don’t even have to produce a medical certificate to the school. Schools, on the other hand, have been asked to stay open in case a student tests positive for H1N1.
They will, however, have to inform the health authorities if a large number of students complain of flu-like symptoms so that contact tracing can be conducted. These are some of the few recommendations finalized by the Union government on Tuesday during the crucial meeting of the health ministry’s joint monitoring group. On Wednesday, the ministry will dispatch these national guidelines to all states informing them that India is gradually switching over to admitting only severe patients showing flu-like symptoms and complaining of lower respiratory disease.
Screening at airports will also be stopped in the near future and all suspected patients would no more be tested. Tamiflu will also be used judiciously and administered only to those with serious H1N1 influenza like symptoms.
With the number of positive H1N1 cases in India inching towards the 500-mark (475 positive cases at present), the country is fast bracing with the reality that the virus has got entrenched in the community and can no more be controlled. “In a directive to be sent on Wednesday, the Centre will ask states to ensure that schools don’t shut down because of H1N1 infection among its students. Students will be informed to stay at home if they feel unwell. They will, however, not have to produce medical certificates to prove they are H1N1 infected or not. Schools will be told not to press for such medical certificates,” officials who were part of the crucial meeting said. Delhi has already reported 30 cases of H1N1 infection among school students while Pune has reported around 45 cases among students.

In Thailand where there are a lot mor cases , things are take a little more serious , but of course Indian seeing themselves as the superior race of the world are immune against H1N!


Thai authorities on Wednesday announced another 21 deaths from swine flu in the past week, bringing the death toll to 65. Across the kingdom 30 women and 35 men have been killed by the A(H1N1) virus in 27 of the 76 provinces, a public health ministry statement said.
Of these victims, 41 had underlying diseases such as heart problems, diabetes or kidney failure, the ministry said, while the other 24 were admitted to hospital too late to be saved.
Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday earmarked an additional 13.2 million dollars to combat swine flu as the number of infections climbed to an estimated 500,000.
A medical expert had reported the 500,000 figure to the cabinet, government spokesman Phumin Leetheeraprasert said, although Wednesday’s health ministry statement said it could not accurately confirm the total number.

From Kounteya Sinha | TNN