India reports 1st death due to H3N2 influenza virus

India reports 1st death due to H3N2 influenza virus

Daily Current Affairs   /   India reports 1st death due to H3N2 influenza virus

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Category : National Published on: March 13 2023

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  • Amid the rising number of H3N2 virus cases, India reported its first death due to the infection in Karnataka, a Health Department official confirmed on Friday.
  • An 82-year-old man in Karnataka's Hassan is believed to be the first to die of H3N2 in the country.
  • Around 90 cases of the H3N2 virus have been reported in the country. Eight cases of the H1N1 virus have also been detected.
  • Cases of flu have been rising in the country over the past few months. Most of the infections are caused by the H3N2 virus, also known as the "Hong Kong flu". 
  • This virus causes more hospitalisations than other influenza subtypes in the country.
  • Only H3N2 and H1N1 infections have been detected in India so far.
  • Both have symptoms similar to Covid, which infected millions across the world and caused 6.8 million deaths.
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