Kids easy target, look out for swine flu warning signs

LUCKNOW: Of the 23 new cases of swine flu reported on Tuesday , seven were of children. including an infant. Total 151 cases of swine flu have been reported in the city since January , of which 95% were in the months of July and August. Three deaths due to swine flu have also taken place.
Health experts pointed out that identifying swine flu in smaller children is difficult because they are not able to explain some symptoms.

“Only awareness can help parents act on time. In case of babies, for instance, a child who doesn't wake up easily or stops interacting are war ning signs. Likewise, a child who cries without a valid reason, like hunger or thirst, and is so irritable that (s)he doesn't want to be held me ans trouble,“ said Dr Sanjay Niranjan, city-based paedi atrician. Besides children, a patient from SGPGI campus also tested positive.

Meanwhile, health offi cials also continued with the drive against mosquito breeding grounds in resi dential and commercial es tablishments. Show cause notices were sent to 39 per sons for failure to check mosquito breeding in their premise A 38-year-old wo man from

Rana Pratap Marg

tested positive to deng ue taking the tally for the se ason to 33.

At the state level, 38 cases r of swine flu were reported on Tuesday , including 23 from Lucknow. In all, 39 dis tricts of the state have repor ted 335 cases of swine flu sin ce January this year.