New Delhi:
Swine flu has started spreading once again across the country. Swine Flu ie H1N1 virus infection is increasing rapidly in 8 states of the country. Due to this, the concern of the government has increased once again. In January this year, 516 people in 16 states were in the grip of swine flu infection. At the same time, 6 people died during treatment. The most ie 4 people died in Kerala and 1-1 deaths in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.
Monitoring will increase in these states including Delhi
According to the NCDC report, the situation in Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu is very serious. NCDC has appealed to increase monitoring in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Karnataka and Delhi regarding swine flu.
How many cases of swine flu in which state?
- Tamil Nadu – 209 Case
- Karnataka- 76 cases
- Kerala- 48 cases
- Jammu and Kashmir- 41 cases
- Delhi- 40 cases
- Puducherry- 32 cases
- Maharashtra- 21 cases
- Gujarat- 14 cases
347 deaths due to swine flu in 2024
In the report submitted to the Union Ministry of Health, NCD said that in 2024 20,414 people were hit by infection, 347 died. At the same time, in the year 2019, the maximum number of 28,798 cases were registered, in which 1,218 people died.
What is H1N1 virus?
- H1N1 is a type of influenza virus, also known as swine flu
- Earlier this virus used to affect pigs only, but now it is also infecting humans.
- Fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, cough, sore throat, vomiting and diarrhea are symptoms of this disease
- It affects the patient’s upper and middle respiratory system
- Like Corona, this disease also has the ability to infect one person to another.
Center formed task force
The central government has formed a task force for immediate response on swine flu as before. It includes the top officials of different ministries including the Ministry of Health, NCDC, ICMR, Delhi AIIMS, PGI Chandigarh, Nimhans Bangalore, Science and Biotechnology Department.
