According to medical experts, cases of acute gastroenteritis and other related water-borne diseases have risen by over 10% in several parts of the city.
With the city reeling under the threat of swine flu, other monsoon-related malaises entering the city have almost been neglected resulting in rise of acute gastroenteritis cases in the city. According to medical experts, cases of acute gastroenteritis and other related water-borne diseases have risen by over 10% in several parts of the city.
In this case, the most affected have been children and compared to adults is almost five times more, experts opine. Even the Civil hospital has registered 10 per cent rise in number of acute gastro cases since the monsoon has arrived. Most of the cases are from eastern part of the city. However, cases from western part have also been noted in municipal hospitals.
Assistant superintendent of Civil hospital, Asarva, Dr KM Mehariya said: “We have noted a rise of almost 10% rise in gastro cases. This malaise occurs mainly because of lack of proper hygiene in homes and surrounding places.”
The most vulnerable sector is children who get easily affected because of their lower immunity levels. Kids aged around five years and less are more susceptible of being afflicted from it and therefore warrants more care during monsoon season.
Doctors also say that mothers who breast feed kids need to take extra care and should keep themselves clean and adopt hygiene in their personal and all-round environment to avoid infection. They should begin the hygiene treatment with washing hands to maintain hygiene.
Though adults are comparatively less affected than kids but with negligence in food habits and other hygiene factors they too may face usual complications like stomach ache, vomiting, and nausea and in extreme cases followed by other serious complications.
Dr Praful Shah, assistant RMO of VS Municipal hospital has opined that people should avoid eating outside food, particularly uncovered street food in the monsoon season. Along with this, people should also avoid drinking untreated water as well as juices, lassis etc kept in the open as maximum cases registered are either water-borne or vector-borne diseases during this season.
Doctors say the diarrhea-affected children as well as elders mainly suffer from dehydration and therefore they should be administered oral rehydration solution (ORS) frequently to maintain level of water and other minerals in the patients’ bodies.
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