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It's viral infection, say Govt. doctors

By Our Staff Reporter

KOZHIKODE JULY 10. The Kozhikode branch of the Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA), at a meeting of Government doctors in the district here on July 9, has opined that the prevailing infectious fever in the district had been diagnosed as `influenza viral fever'.

The doctors, who evaluated the measures initiated to combat the infection, expressed the view that it was the sudden changes in climate which had brought about the malady.

The president, N.Haridas, and the secretary, Appunny, in a statement pointed out that preventive measures initiated had been highly effective in combating Weils's disease (rat fever) this year.

If adequate preventive measures were taken, it would be possible to check the spread of the prevailing fever too next year, it added.

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