Your Fever Could be Typhoid, Dengue, or Viral. Blame the Changing Weather & Look Out for These Symptoms
News 18Come rainy season and cases of fever have started rising in the OPDs of hospitals across Delhi and NCR. Doctor Speak “In recent weeks, there has been a significant increase in the number of fever cases observed in the outpatient department,” Dr Manisha Arora, senior consultant, internal medicine, at Delhi-based Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute told News18. “Fever cases are on the rise, especially for the past two weeks as this weather is playing an important role.” Jha said the changing weather is associated with a rise in viral infections and water-borne diseases, especially typhoid and leptospirosis. Dr Monalisa Sahu, consultant infectious diseases at Yashoda Hospitals in Hyderabad, has also been noticing a two to three times rise in the number of cases of fever in “the last couple of weeks”. “Rarely, patients are also presented with fever along with swelling beside the neck.” Viral, dengue, typhoid or something else – Top Symptoms According to medical experts, the top symptoms are typically associated with viral fevers and other tropical fevers.
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