32 people succumb to Swine Flu across India in a week
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Oct 12, IRNA -- The number of swine flu deaths across the country has seen a dip last week with 32 people succumbing to the disease as compared to 54 in the week before.
Gujarat with 13 deaths had the maximum number of fatalities while Maharashtra reported six, Uttar Pradesh five and Delhi two, said an official release issued here.
A total of 202 cases have been reported during the week, all of which are indigenous cases.
Till date, samples from 1,93,404 people have been tested for Influenza A H1N1 in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 44,889 (23.2 per cent) of them have been found positive.
Swine influenza is known to be caused by influenza A subtypes H1N1,[4] H1N2,[4] H3N1,[5] H3N2,[4] and H2N3.
It infects people every year and is found typically in those who have been in contact with pigs, although there have been cases of person-to-person transmission.
Its symptoms include fever, disorientation, stiffness of the joints, vomiting and loss of consciousness leading to death.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30015185
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