Maharashtra: 73-year-old man who tested positive H3N2 virus

 In Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, a 73-year-old man who tested positive for the H3N2 virus passes away.

On March 7, the patient was admitted to the civic hospital.

Health officials from the neighbourhood municipal corporation reported that a 73-year-old man with comorbidities who had also tested positive for the H3N2 virus passed away on Thursday in a civic hospital in the industrial town of Pimpri-Chinchwad in the Maharashtrian state of Pune.

According to representatives of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Council, the patient was brought into the civic hospital on March 7. (PCMC). They claimed that in addition to the H3N2 virus, the old person also had other comorbidities.

"The man already had atrial fibrillation, asthma, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) (an irregular rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow). He tested positive for the seasonal influenza subtype H3N2 two days ago "PCMC's medical officer, Dr. Laxman Gophane, stated.

When a person has many illnesses or medical conditions concurrently, this is known as comorbidity. Dr. Gophane reported that thus far, four patients within the PCMC's parameters had tested positive for H3N2. They are receiving care at home and don't have any health issues.

118 instances of influenza were reported in Mumbai in 2023, according to a BMC report.

He urged people not to worry and to see doctors if they exhibit H3N2 influenza symptoms. "The H3N2 displays typical flu symptoms, and Tamiflu, an antiviral drug used to treat influenza A and B, is readily available in our country. People should not disregard symptoms like fever, cough, and cold when they appear. Under the direction of doctors, they should go to hospitals and take medication. There's no reason to freak out "the medical officer declared.

The Maharashtra government reported on Wednesday that a 74-year-old man passed away from the H3N2 sub-type, while a medical student passed away from a combined infection brought on by coronavirus and H3N2.

Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection brought on by influenza viruses that are spread throughout the entire world.

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