With Covid cases continuing to be an active threat, there's a frivolous uptick we have been seeing in the form of the flu and viral fever cases. Many doctors have also stressed that they are observing many cases of dengue, viral illness, flu and swine flu being reported right now. The illnesses can cause a fever, muscle pain, cough, cold, congestion, headache and fatigue.
Covid and flu are contagious illnesses which spread through respiratory droplets released by an infected person, following good measures can curb the risks. By mask mandates, staying home when you are sick, maintaining adequate distance and avoiding contact to limit transmission risk are to be necessarily followed.
Viral illnesses are wreaking havoc in this season of weather change. Seasonal flu has gripped parts of North India, triggering confusion over a possible third wave of the Covid pandemic. But it has created a situation of panic this year as the symptoms of seasonal flu are very similar to Covid. The proper solid waste disposal and improved water storage practices, including covering containers to prevent access by egg-laying female mosquitoes are methods that are encouraged through community-based programmes.
