The Times of India - Pune 18.08.2009
26 H1N1 +ve cases in PCMC areas till date
PUNE: As many as 26 H1N1 positive cases were detected in the Pimpri-Chinchwad township till date, of which 17 have fully recovered while nine are still in hospitals.
Addressing a news conference here on Monday, R R Iyer, medical director, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), said: "As many as 58,208 people were screened at the eight civic hospitals in the township. While 29,212 of them had flu-like symptoms, 964 were suspected of the H1N1 flu."
Iyer added that the civic body has given 5,883 Tamiflu tablets to the suspected and positive cases and 9,089 ml Tamiflu syrup to children suspected to be suffering from H1N1.
A woman from Nigdi, who was suspected of suffering from H1N1 flu and put on ventilator at Sassoon general hospital, was taken off the ventilator and is out of danger, Iyer said.
On the Ganesh festival celebrations, Iyer said: "H1N1 virus spreads in crowded places, so people should avoid such places." The festival should be celebrated in a simple manner this year, he added.
Meanwhile, Shrirang Gokhale of Niramaya hospital said: "The primary symptoms of common flu and H1N1 flu are the same. In case of common flu, the symptoms reduce in three-five days, while in case of H1N1 flu the symptoms increase. Around 80 per cent patients recover from H1N1 flu."
Gokhale added that a three-way approach was needed for preventing the spread of H1N1 flu. "It comprises social distancing reducing the movement of the affected person and his/her chances of coming in contact with others; home isolation keeping the patient at home and medical quarantine."
Meanwhile, Pimpri-Chinchwad mayor Aparna Doke said that a student, who was tested H1N1 positive, was cured after undergoing treatment at home. Narrating the recovery process, the student's father said: "My daughter studies in std X at the D.Y. Patil school in Pimpri and her friend, who shares the same bench, was found to be H1N1 positive on August 7. We got my daughter screened at Naidu hospital on August 8 and got her admitted at the Aundh hospital.
The father added that, since there was no bed available at Aundh hospital, they started treatment on her at home. "Everyone at home used masks. She was kept in a separate room and underwent a five-day course of Tamiflu. The doctors of YCM hospital came to our house to give us the tablets," he said.
Addressing a news conference here on Monday, R R Iyer, medical director, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), said: "As many as 58,208 people were screened at the eight civic hospitals in the township. While 29,212 of them had flu-like symptoms, 964 were suspected of the H1N1 flu."
Iyer added that the civic body has given 5,883 Tamiflu tablets to the suspected and positive cases and 9,089 ml Tamiflu syrup to children suspected to be suffering from H1N1.
A woman from Nigdi, who was suspected of suffering from H1N1 flu and put on ventilator at Sassoon general hospital, was taken off the ventilator and is out of danger, Iyer said.
On the Ganesh festival celebrations, Iyer said: "H1N1 virus spreads in crowded places, so people should avoid such places." The festival should be celebrated in a simple manner this year, he added.
Meanwhile, Shrirang Gokhale of Niramaya hospital said: "The primary symptoms of common flu and H1N1 flu are the same. In case of common flu, the symptoms reduce in three-five days, while in case of H1N1 flu the symptoms increase. Around 80 per cent patients recover from H1N1 flu."
Gokhale added that a three-way approach was needed for preventing the spread of H1N1 flu. "It comprises social distancing reducing the movement of the affected person and his/her chances of coming in contact with others; home isolation keeping the patient at home and medical quarantine."
Meanwhile, Pimpri-Chinchwad mayor Aparna Doke said that a student, who was tested H1N1 positive, was cured after undergoing treatment at home. Narrating the recovery process, the student's father said: "My daughter studies in std X at the D.Y. Patil school in Pimpri and her friend, who shares the same bench, was found to be H1N1 positive on August 7. We got my daughter screened at Naidu hospital on August 8 and got her admitted at the Aundh hospital.
The father added that, since there was no bed available at Aundh hospital, they started treatment on her at home. "Everyone at home used masks. She was kept in a separate room and underwent a five-day course of Tamiflu. The doctors of YCM hospital came to our house to give us the tablets," he said.
