Kathmandu,
Oct. 7: As many as 38 persons have caught swine flu spread in the Kathmandu
Valley for some days.
According
to the Shashid Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, among 172
patients undergone blood test, 118 were infected with influenza A while 38 with
influenza B (swine flu).
The
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division said the swine flu occurs when one is
caught with H1N1 virus.
This
is a respiratory disease which exhibits the symptoms as headache, high fever,
cough, cold, body pain and vomit.
Senior
pediatrician at the Division Dr Arjun Panth said once the swine flu is treated
on time, it could easily be cured. It is cured within five to seven days, he
said.
However,
children, elderly people, people with high blood pressure and chronic diseases
are mostly affected with the swine flu.
Dr
Panth suggested that drinking plenty of water, liquid foods, using masks, and
washing hands time to time and remaining aloof while coughing and cold could
prevent the swine flu to some extent.
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