Though the winters are nearing its peak the district health authorities are finding comfort in the fact that not even a single case of swine flu has been reported in state capital yet. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun, Dr Y S Thapliyal however has asked all the hospitals and medical officer to remain in state of alert.
In the associated hospital of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) a ten bed isolation ward has been prepared for swine flu patients. The Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital Dr K K Tamta said that the isolation ward is kept ready for patients of the disease. He said that Dr Rameshwar Pandey has been appointed as nodal officer of Swine flu.
The CMO of Dehradun, Dr Y S Thapliyal said that all the health centres of the district have adequate supply of Tami flu- the medicine of swine flu- , N 95 and triple layered masks. health workers working in field are being sensitized for the disease and the health officers are instructed to undertake an information campaign about the disease in their areas.
Swine flu is a viral disease, its virus is also called H1 N1 virus and its genetic analysis has shown that it has originated from the animals specially pigs hence it is called Swine flu. The virus spreads from person to person similar to that of seasonal influenza.