SILCHAR, Aug 17: An awareness camp on swine flu was organized at the Silchar Rotary Club yesterday. Silchar Medical College Superintendent Dr Mrinal Kanti Dey, while speaking at the camp, advised the people not to panic unnecessarily on transmission of A H1N1 virus infection and told them to be careful.
He said children less than five years of age and people more than 65 years of age are more susceptible to swine flu infection. Therefore, he advised parents and guardians to refrain their children from sending them to schools on receiving complaints of any of the symptoms of swine flu. He also said patients who are suffering from tuberculosis, kidney, heart diseases and those suffering from physical weaknesses are also susceptible to the infection. He, therefore, asked these people not to visit public places like shopping malls, cinema halls, theatres, market places etc frequently.
Dey further said: “Treatment is necessary if fever, cough etc are accompanied by chest pains. Hands should be washed regularly for hygenic causes.” He also said that wearing of N-95 masks was not necessary for everybody and said if any inmate of the house is suspected to be infected with the virus, then the person should be kept isolated and attended by a single member amid much caution to prevent further contamination. These patients should be quickly shifted to hospitals, he advised. The awareness camp was presided over by Nirmalendu Kar Purkayastha. Others who spoke on the occasion include Dr Kushal Kumar Kar and Dr Sudev Purkayastha. THE SENTINEL
He said children less than five years of age and people more than 65 years of age are more susceptible to swine flu infection. Therefore, he advised parents and guardians to refrain their children from sending them to schools on receiving complaints of any of the symptoms of swine flu. He also said patients who are suffering from tuberculosis, kidney, heart diseases and those suffering from physical weaknesses are also susceptible to the infection. He, therefore, asked these people not to visit public places like shopping malls, cinema halls, theatres, market places etc frequently.
Dey further said: “Treatment is necessary if fever, cough etc are accompanied by chest pains. Hands should be washed regularly for hygenic causes.” He also said that wearing of N-95 masks was not necessary for everybody and said if any inmate of the house is suspected to be infected with the virus, then the person should be kept isolated and attended by a single member amid much caution to prevent further contamination. These patients should be quickly shifted to hospitals, he advised. The awareness camp was presided over by Nirmalendu Kar Purkayastha. Others who spoke on the occasion include Dr Kushal Kumar Kar and Dr Sudev Purkayastha. THE SENTINEL
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