H3N2 Virus First Case Detected

In Himachal Baby Girl Tests Positive…

A baby girl from the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh tested positive for H3N2, the official said.

Proper treatment is given to the girl at Tanda Medical College.

"In Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, the first case of H3N2 virus was found. On Saturday, a 10-week-old baby girl tested positive while she was brought to Tanda Medical College for treatment of cough, cold, and fever," said CMO Kangra Dr. Sushil Sharma.

Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory tract infection caused by 4 different Types of Influenza A, B, C, and D belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family.

The most common pathogen for humans is Influenza A.

Globally, influenza cases are typically seen to increase during certain months of the year. India usually witnesses two peaks of seasonal influenza: one from January to March and another one in the post-monsoon season.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the cases rising from seasonal influenza are expected to reduce from the end week of March.

In most cases, the disease is limited to symptoms of cough and cold, body ache and fever, etc, and usually resolves within a week or so.

However, high-risk groups such as infants, children, pregnant women, elderly people above the age of 65 years, and people with comorbidities will experience more symptomatic illnesses requiring hospitalization as well.