Detection of one more case of Swine Flu in Dehradun has alerted the district health authorities. The second case of the disease in the district was detected on Sunday after report of a person admitted in Himalayan hospital, Jollygrant was found positive by National Centre for Disease Control (NCFC). This 52 year old male patient belonging to Rajawala area was admitted in the hospital on March 11.
The detection of second case of swine flu shook up the health machinery of the district. On Monday a team of health department visited Rajawala area and examined the relatives and the neighbors of new patient. The team however found no suspected patient. The Chief Medical Officer of Dehradun Dr Y S Thapliyal said that blood samples of 17 patients have been so far collected for test for swine flu. The samples of two patients are found positive for the disease while 15 samples were found negative. He claimed that the department is all geared up to combat the disease and the all the hospitals have adequate stock of Tami flu (medicine of swine flu) and triple layered masks. The first case swine flu of the season was reported last month in the district.
The swine flu patients are divided into three categories. In 'A' category patient suffers from mild fever and irritation in throat. The patients of this category should be isolated at home and there is no need of swine flu test and medication for the patient. The patients of 'B' category are characterised by high fever and the patient need isolation and should be administered Oseltamivir (Tami flu) medicine.
However if a patient is suffering from breathlessness, low Blood Pressure along with symptoms of A and B category than he is put under category 'C'. Such patients should be isolated, hospitalised, should be administered for Tami flu and needed to be tested for swine flu.