In India, 68 people died from an unknown viral fever in a week

During the week in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 68 people died due to an unknown viral fever, including 40 children. This is reported by The Times of India, citing representatives of the local HEALTH department.

Most of the patients, according to their data, had a high temperature, dehydration and a sharp decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Those infected also reported symptoms similar to those of dengue fever. Mosquitoes are the main carriers of dengue fever. There is no vaccine against this disease, treatment is symptomatic.

Many cases of infection with an unknown infection were detected in the districts of Agra, Mathura, Mainpuri, Eta and Kasganj, and the Firozabad district (all located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh) suffered the most. The health department also noted that over the past 24 hours, 12 more children have died from this disease in the Firozabad district, and now 72 children have fallen ill there.

The WHO assessed the infectivity of the Indian strain of CORONAVIRUS

In October 2020, a new delta strain of coronavirus was identified in India. The World Health Organization said the strain is twice as contagious as the Wuhan strain. According to her, this strain was found in more than 90 countries. it can lead to a more severe course of covid-19 , said WHO expert Maria van Kerkhove. The characteristic features of the Indian strain of COVID-19 are hearing loss, joint pain, abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhea, and loss of appetite.

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