After H1N1, Malaria and Dengue, docs fear bouts of Chikungunya and viral fever in city

Diseases are in the air in Pune. Swine flu, malaria and dengue are already doing the rounds and after two days of rain, there's more to come.

Doctors fear that rain-related diseases like chikungunya, viral fever etc will be back.

Dr Anil Bhandwalkar, president, General Practitioner Association, said the chancesu00a0 are that rain-related diseases may increase by 20 to 30 per cent. "The number of malaria cases will also go up. Patients with lower platelet count have chances of getting typhoid and viral fever."

Added Dr Dilip Sarada, president of the Indian Medical Association, "Rains in November are not good. Apart from increasing the number of cases of malaria and chikungunya, it will also result in increasing cases of throat infections and viral fever. The sudden cold will affect health badly."
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Doctors say children
are also likely to get skin rashes because of the extreme climate change. "Kids are the most vulnerable and special care should be given to them," said Dr Prashant Kamble, a physician who practices in Aundh.