11 May 2009, 0045 hrs IST, Kounteya Sinha , TNN |
NEW DELHI: A crucial finding by clinicians in Mexico, the country where the deadly H1N1 flu virus originated, could have India worried. Initial observations made by the WHO, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Mexican clinicians who studied the first 40 deaths in Mexico show that people with underlying conditions like asthma, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), immunosuppressive illnesses like HIV, diabetes and TB appear to be at greater risk of hospitalisation or death if infected with H1N1. India, which is yet to report a positive H1N1 infection, and is presently testing the throat sample of a Jet Airways ground staff in Delhi for H1N1 infection, has the dubious distinction of having the largest number of people with such illnesses. India diagnoses 1.8 million new cases of TB every year with 370,000 deaths. ................ |
Monday, May 11, 2009
TB patients, HIV+ at greater risk of swine flu: WHO
TB patients, HIV+ at greater risk of swine flu: WHO
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