When the first cases of swine flu was reported months ago and it has not hit out shores the health minister said that India will not become a victim of it. But today we have already close to 44 deaths till date.
Still doctors are not able to diagnose the symptoms. All the cases where death happened, most of them came with symptoms of viral flu/fever. Also the co-ordination between agencies involved in controlling is very pathetic. It took almost half a week for the central team to arrive at the site of first death.
At times Health department issues notice that every one should get themselves checked as a preventive measure. But when people arrive in big numbers they shoo them away saying it is not necessary to carry out test merely on the basis of doubt. This has happened in Hyderabad and has caused immense problem and confusion among the public.
A thriving black market has developed as a result of shortage of medicine and preventive masks. Masks which cost barely Rs.30/- or Rs.40/- are being sold at Rs.200/- to Rs.250/-. In many places masks are not available.
Proper diagnosis method is yet to be developed. Only after death, doctors declare that the patient was admitted for treatment and was too late for them to do anything. That is a ridiculous argument. That shows how ignorant the medical profession is about this Swine Flu.
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