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JAIPUR: A 19-year-old boy tested positive for swine flu (H1N1) at SMS Hospital in the city on Friday. The teenager is a resident of Niwai, Tonk, and was living in the city?s Pratap Nagar area. He was advised the H1N1 test a couple of days ago, after he visited the hospital?s outdoor for treatment of the common cold.
The patient?s condition is said to be stable, although he has been admitted to the hospital?s isolation ward. "The patient possibly contracted the disease from one of his roommates, who reportedly tested positive for the virus during a trip to Madhya Pradesh," said Dr L C Sharma, SMS Hospital superintendent.
This the second case of H1N1 from Jaipur over the past one week ? reported after a gap of nearly six months. Previously, a person had tested positive after returning from Ahmedabad. The disease has also recently resurfaced in Jodhpur and Udaipur.
The state health department has instructed its chief medical and health officers to ensure proper availability of medicines and treatment facilities at all hospitals.
Read more: Another H1N1 case reported from Jaipur - Jaipur - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-Jaipur/articleshow/6268537.cms#ixzz0vtXtG03Q
The patient?s condition is said to be stable, although he has been admitted to the hospital?s isolation ward. "The patient possibly contracted the disease from one of his roommates, who reportedly tested positive for the virus during a trip to Madhya Pradesh," said Dr L C Sharma, SMS Hospital superintendent.
This the second case of H1N1 from Jaipur over the past one week ? reported after a gap of nearly six months. Previously, a person had tested positive after returning from Ahmedabad. The disease has also recently resurfaced in Jodhpur and Udaipur.
The state health department has instructed its chief medical and health officers to ensure proper availability of medicines and treatment facilities at all hospitals.
Read more: Another H1N1 case reported from Jaipur - Jaipur - City - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-Jaipur/articleshow/6268537.cms#ixzz0vtXtG03Q