As infection cases rise in Delhi, doctors advise to maintain hygeine, avoid self medication
According to doctors, this year's monsoon and subsequent floods in Delhi have caused sanitation issues, leading to a rise in seasonal infections. «This year is different. The monsoon has been quite aggressive.
We have not seen such monsoons in Delhi for a long time, and diseases are also associated with the flood. We have noticed a lot of cases of Typhoid. Dengue has started picking up, and Conjunctivitis is on the rise,» Dr Souradipta Chandra, a consultant physician, Internal Medicine, Helvetia Medical and Diagnostic Centre, said while speaking to ANI.
«Any sort of self-medication should be avoided. If a typhoid patient starts taking antibiotics that may not be effective against the disease, eventually the body will develop resistance to the drugs. So have a word with your doctor.
If your Conjunctivitis is of viral origin and you start taking eye drops that have steroids in them, you actually take a risk of prolonging the infection,» he added. He further mentioned the causes of Conjunctivitis disease and urged the public to take the necessary precautions. «Currently, we have seen a rise in cases of conjunctivitis.
Its symptoms are redness and watery pus from the eye. Usually, the causes are bacteria. Remember, this disease does not spread by looking into the eyes of another person.
Maintain hygiene; those who are infected should wear glasses and wash their eyes with cold water,» he added. Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, Sr Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, said that Conjunctivitis patients should be isolated to prevent spreading to other people. Conjunctivitis, which at this moment is common in Delhi, is also caused by viruses or bacteria and presents as eye redness, itching, eye discomfort and
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