Several patients have reported a rise in flu cases with symptoms including high-grade fever and persistent cough, said the Indian Medical Association on Saturday, while cautioning against use of antibiotics. The mounting infections are due to the H3N2 influenza virus, which lasts between five to seven days, the association said in a statement on Twitter, noting that it is seasonal.

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Recent data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also shows that H3N2 - a sub-type of the influenza virus - has been in wide circulation for the last two-three months. "A sudden increase in the number of patients having symptoms of cough, nausea, vomiting, sore throat fever, body ache, and diarrhoea in some cases," the IMA wrote on Twitter.

 

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