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Pneumonia on the rise, docs advice healthy diet
Express news service : Mumbai, Fri May 11 2012, 08:46 hrs
Fluctuating temperatures and high levels of humidity in the city have resulted in a rise of pneumonia and other respiratory ailments over the past couple of weeks, say doctors. After a sultry April, temperatures in the first week of May have been normal , sometimes even dipping below normal.
Humidity levels however have been consistently high with the MET department recording 60-90 per cent of moisture in the air over the past few days.
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BMC hospitals have also seen a sudden spurt of children queuing up for treatment of respiratory infections. ?There has been at least a 15-25 rise in cases of pneumonia and similar cases in the past two weeks,? said Dr A Aboli, physician at KEM hospital.
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Express news service : Mumbai, Fri May 11 2012, 08:46 hrs
Fluctuating temperatures and high levels of humidity in the city have resulted in a rise of pneumonia and other respiratory ailments over the past couple of weeks, say doctors. After a sultry April, temperatures in the first week of May have been normal , sometimes even dipping below normal.
Humidity levels however have been consistently high with the MET department recording 60-90 per cent of moisture in the air over the past few days.
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BMC hospitals have also seen a sudden spurt of children queuing up for treatment of respiratory infections. ?There has been at least a 15-25 rise in cases of pneumonia and similar cases in the past two weeks,? said Dr A Aboli, physician at KEM hospital.
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