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Swine flue fact file...This is not the regular Swine Flu mail that are now-a-days being
circulated which itself causing a bit to the panic situation.
This mail has been initiated & confirmed by the undersigned Dr . Deepak
Purohit.
PLZZZZZ do read the below and circulate this to all ............
The Mail from Dr. purohit reads as below......
I agree with you that swine flu awareness is needed, but there is no need to
be panicky and join the publicity propaganda carried out
by media and others which acts as a vehicle to spread misconception than to
spread scientific information.
These are few facts about swine flu when discussed with the leading
epidemiologists.
1) Swine flu, that is H1N1 flu is not new, first detected in 1987
2) Infective stage of flue is 5 days, 1 day before and 4 days after onset of
symptoms
3) The best way to prevent it spreading is asking patient having symptoms of
flu like fever cough and running nose to take rest at home for 4 days so he
does not transmit it
4) Masks are of limited value if any, in this disease, it can spread
through droplets on your skin, through contact etc, and I have seen that the
masks in Pune are worn as fashion statement, while walking on road today
morning I saw people wearing masks coming out for a morning walk with their
dogs!, many wearing masks around their necks, and so on, infact these masks
shall act as the vehicles to carry the virus, instead, avoiding crowded
places or cinema halls or malls where airconditioners are on, is advisable,
because you get recirculated air, where the virus density multiplies
5)Death after H1N1 flu is not common, infact infections like measles is
taking toll of thousands more every year, and we are oblivious of the facts.
Swine flu is being blown out of proportion by media trying to create
hysteria among lay people.
6) Fever accompanied by respiratory distress, should be immediately
notified which is likely to be a complication of H1N1 flu
7)The mortality is less than .01 percent of those affected, that means may
be one in 10,000 affected is likely to suffer the life loss.
8) If you remember, 2 years ago SARS was blown out of proportion, what
happened? Humans develop immunity to the virus, the same is going to happen,
we develop immunity in due course of time, the virus is in the air, you can
not stop it, our body is already developing the immunity so nothing to
panic.
We need to take care of children and elderly who have less immunity and do
not let them go to crowded places that is all . *
**WE MUST START THIS CAMPAIGN OF NOT TO BE AFRAID OF THIS FLU AND LET YOUR
DAILY WORK CONTINUE AS NORMAL, *
*NO MASKS FOR ORDINARY CITIZENS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS OR SPECIFIC EXPOSED TO
LOT OF CROWDED ENVIRONMENTS *
*MAY BE BENEFITTED, NOT PROVEN.*
I am amazed to hear that people are selling masks of RS 20 each which are
available to less than Rupee 1 in the market.
See who is getting benefitted?
Please spread the scientific info, do not join the band wagon and stick to
science, that should be the order of the day.
Dr Deepak Purohit
Purohit Clinic, Plot 78, MCCHS
Panvel, Maharashtra
India
PIN 410206
Cell no. 098209 77773
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Regards,
k.swaminathan
vice president
aaghaz ngo nagpur
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