Influenza and H3N2 Virus: Cases of influenza are coming to the fore in India for the last few months. Deaths have also taken place due to all its type-H-3N-2 virus.
Influenza and H3N2 Virus: Corona virus Even after recovering from the infection, people are facing many types of health issues. Even after the Kovid report comes negative, the problems related to the virus remain in the body for several weeks. This is called “post covid syndrome” or long covid. Now people who have recovered from influenza are also facing the same problem. The problem of post viral syndrome is being seen in people who were infected with influenza subtype H3N2 virus.
This means that even after recovering from H-3N-2, many types of health problems are occurring. This is the first time this has happened with a seasonal disease like flu. People have been facing health related problems for several weeks. Influenza patients who have died. Most of those patients have also been found infected with H-3N2 only.
These diseases occurring after H-3N2 infection
Group Medical Director, Max Hospital Dr. Sandeep Budhiraja Explains that people are complaining of extreme fatigue, mental fogginess, inability to concentrate for several days after influenza infection. This is called post viral disease or post viral asthenia. Most of the patients suffering from these problems were found infected with subtype H3N2 virus of influenza.
Some similar problems were also seen in Kovid patients. After recovering from Corona, people were having problems of fatigue, shortness of breath and lack of concentration for several months. Now the same thing is happening even after flu.
According to Dr. Sandeep, most of the flu diseases are currently being reported due to H3N2 virus. It is also highly contagious like the COVID virus, spreads from person to person. This is the reason why many people around us are suffering from flu at this time. The problem persists even several weeks after recovery.
These people are more at risk
Dr. Sandeep says that small children, elderly people are more at risk of H-3N2. This group of patients still has to be very careful. Because cases of flu are continuously coming to the fore. Covid is also being reported in many people. In such a situation, there is a need to be careful. We are also seeing cases of pneumonia with H-3N virus, although there are very few patients who require oxygen support. But still it is necessary to defend at this time.
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People are advised to wear masks. It will protect against both covid and influenza. You can also get flu vaccine to prevent influenza. Apart from this, it is also necessary to get treatment immediately if symptoms of flu appear. Especially people with high risk (children, elderly, pregnant women) have to take special care of this.
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