In India, the influenza virus usually peaks during the monsoon season which runs from June-September and once again during the November-February amid regional variations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - Since December, a mysterious flu bug has been going around in India, with those affected complaining of persistent cough and weakness.
According to the Indian Medical Association , a national voluntary organisation of physicians, the cough can persist up to two weeks. In India, cases are being reported from all major metro cities, including Delhi and Mumbai. The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has even started checking door-to-door to detect the bug early.
In Tamil Nadu, for instance, November to January is considered the flu season. But Chennai-based doctor Koushik Muthu Raja M, a professor of Respiratory Medicine at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital, said they are still getting 10 to 20 cases per day.which has caused more people to get this virus. It is also more virulent this time,” said Dr Muthu Raja.Some experts said that the virus had also mutated, resulting in more persistent symptoms.
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