स्वाइन फ्लू (swine flu) मौसमी फ्लू वायरस के कारण होने वाली एक बीमारी हैं | सर्दी के मौसम में इस फ्लू के होने का खतरा दोगुना हो जाता है | पिछले साल से लेकर अब तक सिर्फ दिल्ली में ही लगभग 400 लोग स्वाइन फ्लू के चपेट में आ चुके है | इनमें से एक…
When 50-year-old Nisha Bhosle started facing difficulty in breathing and experienced heavy breathlessness everytime she went for morning walks, she knew something was wrong. Her colleague advised her to consult Dr Mayank Uppal, Consultant, General Medicine at Sitaram Bhartia Hospital when her condition became worse. “I have been coughing and wheezing for days now. I…
आपके फेफड़ों में श्वास जिस मार्ग से आती और जाती हैं, उस अंग को श्वासनलि कहते है। यदि आपके श्वासनलि में जलन और सूजन हो जाए तो आपको ब्रोंकाइटिस (Bronchitis in Hindi) हो सकता हैं। यह एक तरह का उत्तेजन है जिसकी वजह से श्वासनलि ज़्यादा बलगम बनाती है। डॉ मयंक उप्पल, Consultant, General Medicine…
With the nasty flu going around, it doesn’t come as a surprise if you’re looking for home remedies for dry cough. Dr Mayank Uppal, Consultant, General Medicine at Sitaram Bhartia Hospital says, “Dry cough is usually caused by viral infections and allergies. This unrelenting cough doesn’t produce any mucus but it can still be very…
Priyanka Khurana, 23, was down with a persistent cough. She wondered whether it could be allergic cough because it always manifested in pollen-heavy season. She decided to consult Dr Mayank Uppal, Consultant, General Medicine at Sitaram Bhartia Hospital. Dr Mayank explains, “Allergic cough is characterized by a loud barking sound with intensity and force. It…
With the increase in dengue cases being reported in Delhi itself, across seasons, it becomes even more important for you take certain measures for prevention of dengue. Prevention of Dengue Tips Use these 5 simple tips to protect yourself and loved ones: Wear long-sleeved clothes and trousers: “You should wear long-sleeved clothes and trousers or…
Viral fever is a common ailment. But as the season changes, everyone becomes more cautious of high fever due to outbreak of other viral infections like dengue which have very similar symptoms. The same happened to Supriya Kaushik and Radhika Sharma who were roommates. Both of them were running high fever and didn’t want to…
Dengue rashes are a unique marker of the illness. “Most seasonal infections are characterized by high fever and so it can become difficult to differentiate between fever and dengue” says Dr Mayank Uppal, Consultant, General Medicine at Sitaram Bhartia Hospital in South Delhi. “Watch out for the presence of dengue rashes and pain behind the…
साधारण बुखार और डेंगू के लक्षण में अंतर करना लगभग असंभव सा लगता है। डेंगू एक viral fever है जो मादा मच्छर के काटने से फैलता है और यह बुखार किसी भी आयुवर्ग को हो सकता है।मच्छर के काटने के 4-7 दिन बाद डेंगू के लक्षण नज़र आते हैं। “डेंगू बुखार होने पर रोगी एवं…