Mysterious viral fever kills 50, including 26 children, in Uttar Pradesh

Symptoms such as fever, dehydration, sudden decrease in platelet count

It is taking more than 12 days to recover from this viral fever which is a matter of concern: Doctors

Agra: In some parts of western Uttar Pradesh, people are scared of a mysterious viral disease. People are dying due to fever. Agra, Firozabad, in the last one week, according to official figures from the health department. More than 50 deaths in Mathura, Mainpuri, Eta and Kasganj districts have been due to fever, dehydration, sudden drop in platelet count.

Shockingly, 26 of the dead were children. It is taking more than 12 days for people to recover from this disease. This is the reason why there is a shortage of beds in government hospitals.

According to health officials, cases of viral fever have also been reported from eastern Uttar Pradesh. Gonda, Basti, Deoria, Ballia, Azamgarh, Sultanpur. People in Jaunpur and Ghazipur are getting viral.

However, the highest incidence of the disease is in the districts of western Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, patients in Rajasthan and some districts of Madhya Pradesh are also facing the disease.

According to AK Singh, additional director of the health department, there were very few cases of viral fever last year as people were staying at home and focusing more on hygiene.

The highest death toll in Firozabad is 25 so far. The CMO of Firozabad, Dr. According to Nita Kulshreshtha, none of the people who died due to viral fever were corona positive.

The cause of death is being investigated. Twelve teams of doctors and health workers, all support nurses and Asha workers have been involved in the work. Doctors have said this is a matter of concern. Recovery time from viral fever has increased from four to five days to 10 to 12 days.