More than 1,500 turn up at Fever Hospital in Hyderabad, wait hours

Hyderabad: More than 1,500 out-patients were treated at Fever Hospital on Monday complaining about diarrhoea, viral fevers, typhoid fever, diphtheria and mumps.

Of these 22 cases were of dog bites including largely children from the age-group of 5 years to 10 years. According to doctors most of the dog bite cases were from Ranga Reddy, Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda districts surrounding the city.

Fever Hospital superintendent Dr K. Shanker said, “Due to the rainy season we are seeing 500 to 700 patients every day in the out-patient department. On Monday, the number was the highest. Earlier we have had 1,000 patients in the out-patient department.”Of these patients, admissions were 15 as they required hospitalisation.

A senior doctor said, “Six of the patients had severe gastro-intestinal problems, two were suffering from typhoid fever, two from diphtheria and one from mumps. The others came in a critical stage and their diagnostic tests are going to confirm the disease later.”

The cases of diarrhoea were from L.B. Nagar, Rajendranagar and Musheerabad while the typhoid fever is from Nalgonda district and diphtheria and mumps are from surrounding Ranga Reddy areas.

In July, there were 30 cases of diphtheria, 15 cases of dengue, 20 cases of dog bites, 10 cases of mums and measles and also nine cases of cholera reported in the hospital.