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38-year-old software engineer has 104 °F fever, stubborn cough and severe headache: Why is H3N2 flu affecting the under-40 group the most?

September 20, 2025 10:47 am

Crowded metros, shared taxis and poorly ventilated offices create conditions for a perfect storm of airborne viruses, say experts

Flu virus surge in cities: Can you get it twice in one season?

March 27, 2025 2:27 pm

While complete protection against viruses is difficult, preventive hygiene is key

Chest infections and flu cases spike in Delhi: Mix of winter, pollution, say doctors

January 16, 2024 11:47 am

Runny nose, sneezing, cough, breathlessness, throat pain and diarrhoea have been majorly reported in patients. Some also reported low oxygen and shortness of breath due to which they have been hospitalised.

Changing temperatures increase cases of viral infections, allergies, warn doctors

January 09, 2024 6:32 pm

Public awareness campaigns are underway to educate citizens about the correlation between temperature shifts and increased susceptibility to infections.

Ballia registers significant rise in viral fever cases

September 06, 2021 7:37 am

District Magistrate Aditi Singh said all village panchayats and urban local bodies have been instructed to undertake anti-larval spray and keep a special focus on cleanliness.

Viral fever stalks UP town near Agra, 32 kids die in a week; officials say dengue

September 03, 2021 8:01 am

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the government hospital in the town on Monday to review the progress of treatment, and measures taken to prevent dengue.

Regular monsoon ailments and Covid-19: Know the difference

July 21, 2021 9:04 am

Dr Anita Mathew, infectious disease specialist at Fortis Hospital, Mulund says that when a person is infected with monsoon diseases, they "unknowingly spray tiny droplets of bacteria and viruses that can be easily transmitted to others"

Coronavirus: Anti-viral foods to build immunity and keep diseases away

June 03, 2020 9:51 am

The key is to boost immunity, suggests lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho.

Siliguri fever: When a town fled in fear

June 10, 2018 12:38 am

Dr N B Debnath, who was posted at the North Bengal Medical College in Siliguri, where all the patients were later referred, says, “There was lack of any specific treatment as it was still a mystery. Doctors provided supporting therapy and waited for the patient’s immune system to fight the virus.”

Spike in viral fever cases in Pune, doctors say is ‘self-limiting’

October 20, 2015 12:40 am

Though as all four serotypes (dengue strains) are prevalent in the city, several patients have been tested negative for the viral infection despite a marginal dip in their platelet count.

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