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After dengue, pneumonia cases on the rise in Kolkata
Sumati Yengkhom, TNN | Sep 23, 2012, 02.34AM IST
KOLKATA: Dengue and malaria have been haunting the city for the past two months. Now, a large number of people is falling victim to pneumonia. Though earlier the elderly population had the risk of getting this disease, now even those in their 50s are being stalked by pneumonia. While some doctors feel the dengue outbreak may have led to a spurt in pneumonia cases, some refuse to draw conclusions without proper facts.
"Though there is no direct link between dengue and pneumonia, when a person suffers from dengue, the patient's immunity level could go low, hence increasing the chances of getting pneumonia," said Dr Raja Dhar, pulmonologist.
According to doctors, chances of people getting pneumonia after the age of 50 are 30% while after 65, the chances are 50%. The mortality rate in people who get pneumonia in the age group of 50 and above is about 10%. This rate could rise to 70% in those aged 65 and aged.
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Sumati Yengkhom, TNN | Sep 23, 2012, 02.34AM IST
KOLKATA: Dengue and malaria have been haunting the city for the past two months. Now, a large number of people is falling victim to pneumonia. Though earlier the elderly population had the risk of getting this disease, now even those in their 50s are being stalked by pneumonia. While some doctors feel the dengue outbreak may have led to a spurt in pneumonia cases, some refuse to draw conclusions without proper facts.
"Though there is no direct link between dengue and pneumonia, when a person suffers from dengue, the patient's immunity level could go low, hence increasing the chances of getting pneumonia," said Dr Raja Dhar, pulmonologist.
According to doctors, chances of people getting pneumonia after the age of 50 are 30% while after 65, the chances are 50%. The mortality rate in people who get pneumonia in the age group of 50 and above is about 10%. This rate could rise to 70% in those aged 65 and aged.
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