Bengaluru: With rain that is unrelenting and down the temperature, the city doctor comes across more people complaining of flu-like symptoms like cold and coughing.
Only if they last for more than three days, the doctor suggests a Covid test.
According to Dr.
Kr Bharat Kumar Reddy, a Bengaluru-based palliatric palliatrics, upper respiratory infections and flu cases often occur in winter and the rainy season.
“This infection is transmitted more during the winter.
Even though the virus is always there, tolerance to infection falls during the winter.
That is one reason for increasing cases.
The weather does not cause infection,” explained Dr.
Reddy.
Even though the symptoms imitate Covid, they are not Covid cases because the test level of testing is not visible, say doctors.
“The Covid situation in the state is quite stable and there are no improved graphics signs.
This can be a non-covid respiratory infection.
A careful assessment by the doctor is needed and they have to make a call on Covid testing depending on the condition of the person,” said Dr.
MK Sudarshan, Chairman of the Covid Technical Advisory Committee.
Regardless, said the doctor during the rainy season, influenza cases or influenza or viruses Syncytial respiratory (RSV), general respiratory virus infections, witnessed.
It comes with a cold / cough.
The case of bronchiolitis because RSV continues to be reported.
Dr.
Shivaprakash Sosale, Joint Secretary, Indian Children’s Doctor Academy, Karnataka, said Covid tests needed only if colds, coughing or fever lasted more than three days.
“Parents may not send children to school if they have these symptoms.
Flu also spreads from one person to another and parents must assess the condition of their child and seek help,” said Dr.
Sosale, who had seen 12-15 children -The cold / cough every day.