Swine flu claimed two lives in Madhya Pradesh on Monday - a six-year old boy in Bhopal and a 24-year old woman in Gwalior. In Bhopal, the victim of the deadly H1N1 virus was admitted to the Kamla Nehru Hospital on Sunday night. This is the sixth death from swine flu in the city.
After the death of the boy his relatives created ruckus at the hospital. The relatives of the deceased Salman misbehaved with the doctors and nurses on duty and broke the ventilator machine and other articles of the ward. Superintendent of the Hamidia Hospital Dr DK Paul informed that the boy was brought to the hospital two days back in serious condition from a private hospital. Swine flu symptoms were seen in him and his swab was sent for test, he was kept on ventilator and swine flu medication was given to him. His relatives were informed of his condition. Ne breathed his last on late Sunday night, he added.
The number of swine flu deaths in the city has gone up to six during the past one month while the number of deaths in the State due to the H1N1 virus has reached 12 in the state. In state capital only fifteen cases had tested positive of H1N1. Till now about 80 samples from Bhopal and about 150 from the state have been sent for investigation to the laboratory.
On Saturday Abbas Ali, son of Jabbar Hussain, succumbed to the deadly virus. Resident of Biaora - Dhanmandi Abbas aged 26 was suffering from swine flu since last few days. He was brought to the state capital after his condition deteriorated. He tested positive for H1N1 infection, according to the report received by IDSP on January 19 in Bhopal.
So far this month, 25 people have tested positive for swine flu in Bhopal, leading to six deaths. On Monday itself three cases were reported positive. Of the total 25 positive patients two are undergoing treatment in the Hamidia Hospital while others are admitted in other government and private hospitals of the city. Notably, state government has issued a fresh protocols and ethics guideline for H1N1 cases. The directive bars all medical practitioners from reporting any swine flu case to media.
In Gwalior, swine flu claimed the life of a 24-year old woman on Monday. The deceased, Archana Bhadouria, who lived in Sanjay Nagar was admitted in Birla hospital on January 29 with suspected of swine flu. Her swab samples were sent to DRDE for examination. The next day, the DRDE report confirmed H1N1 virus in the patient.
On receipt of the report, the doctors maintained strict vigil on the patient and continued her treatment. However, being in the third stage of swine flu, the woman was put on ventilator. Despite all the precautions, the patient died on Monday morning. This is the first death of swine flu in the city.
The medical experts informed that there were three categories of swine flu - in the first category, the patient suffers from general cold and fever and in such a situation he/she does not require hospitalisation. In the second stage, the patient suffers from high fever and cold and swab of throat sent to the lab for examination. If the infection comes positive as H1N1, then the patient is kept in isolation ward. In the third stage, the patient becomes serious.
In the first stage the patient is kept in isolation at home, while in the second, the patient is kept in isolation ward of hospital and in the third stage patient is kept on ventilator. According to the CMHO the family of the victim is quite safe from the virus. In Gwalior, two cases of swine flu have come to light. Before Archana Bhadouria, a 34 years old woman of Govindpuri was also confirmed swine flu by the Appollo hospital in Delhi.