The official stated a 2.5-month-old child from Dehra in Kangra’s Dehra subdivision tested positive for H3N2.
Tanda Medical College treats the infant girl. First H3N2 case in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. CMO Kangra Dr. Sushil Sharma said a 10-week-old child brought to Tanda Medical College on Saturday for severe cough, cold, and fever confirmed positive.
Seasonal influenza is caused by Orthomyxoviridae family members Influenza A, B, C, and D.
Humans get Influenza A most often.
Flu cases rise during particular months worldwide. In India, seasonal influenza peaks in January–March and post-monsoon.
The Union Health Ministry expects seasonal influenza infections to fall by March.
The sickness generally lasts a week and causes cough, cold, body soreness, and fever.
Nonetheless, high-risk populations including newborns, young children, pregnant women, elderly over 65, and persons with comorbidities may have more symptomatic diseases needing hospitalization.
Coughing and sneezing produce huge droplets that spread disease through the air. Indirect contact via touching a contaminated item or surface (fomite transmission) and intimate contact like handshaking are other transmission methods.
The Union Health Ministry prescribes Oseltamivir, the WHO-recommended infection treatment.
The Public Health System provides the medicine for free. “For greater accessibility and availability, the government has permitted the sale of Oseltamivir under Schedule H1 of the Drug and Cosmetic Act in February 2017.
