Covid-rain diseases coinfection claimed 37 lives across Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Coinfection with Covid-19 and mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria and dengue, has claimed 28 lives in the state. Covid-19 has also presented with the bacterial disease leptospirosis in seven victims in the state. There have also been two deaths where the patients suffered from both Covid-19 and typhoid. According to state data, in these 37 deaths, there have been instances of Covid coinfections with monsoon diseases. The number could be underreported as district collectors have been asked to collate details of more such cases and report them. Among coinfections, the highest deaths have been seen with malaria—17—followed by dengue (11). ....read more

Postmortem in COVID Patients

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CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: COVID Status in CMAAO Countries

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1105: COVID Status in CMAAO Countries INDIA  ●India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. For the first time, after a month, active cases fall below the 9 lakh mark. ●India recorded 8.93 lakh active cases on October 9 after registering 8.97 lakh on September 9. ●The active cases at present stand at 8,93,592 and amount to only 12.94% of the total positive cases for the country, pointing to a steady falling percentage of the total cases. ....read more

Beneficial role of gargling in upper respiratory infections

Gargling has been a traditional home remedy for sore throats. The effectiveness of gargling for preventing upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) among healthy people has been demonstrated.1 In Japan, gargling is generally accepted and strongly recommended as a preventive measure for URTIs.2 Most URTIs are viral in nature. COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can present as a mild illness of the upper respiratory tract,3 although its effects go beyond the respiratory system, resulting in numerous extra-pulmonary manifestations. Adherence and colonization of the respiratory pathogen to the oropharyngeal mucosa is the initial step in the development of upper respiratory infections.4 Gargling with an oral antiseptic such as PVP-I has been advocated as a preventive measure against respiratory infections. The advantages of PVP‐I are its universal spectrum of antimicrobial activity (covering Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and bacterial spores), faster onset of action, more persistent effect and low potential for resistance.4,5 ....read more

Do we get a human birth every time we will die?

As per Vedic sciences, Hindu philosophy believes in rebirth unless your Sanchit and Prarabdha Karmas are totally exhausted. It also believes in liberation in which once your past karma’s debt is over, you do not take a rebirth. Garuda Purana, on the other hand, says that you can take a birth in animal species which means you can be born like a donkey or a dog. Vedic science, on the other hand, says that once you get a human body, you will either be liberated or get another human body only. ....read more

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Pharma, FMCG push hiring activity in India by 24% in September: Naukri.com

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Driven by industries like pharma, fast-moving consumer goods, education and IT, hiring activity in India saw a growth of 24 per cent in September compared to the previous month, according to a new report by job portal Naukri on Monday. Further opening up of the economy with unlock measures and increased mobility has led to an improvement in hiring activities in industries like real estate, auto/ancillary and hospitality/travel versus August, revealed the Naukri JobSpeak Index for September. Key industries such as business process outsourcing (BPO)/IT enabled Services (ITeS) and banking and financial services continue to post robust growth sequentially, said the report.

Coronavirus vaccine: These Indian, US firms have entered last stage of clinical trials

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The race to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is well underway as the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. There are dozens of coronavirus vaccines in development, primarily in the phase 2/3 clinical trials in the US as well as in India. There are four US-based companies whose vaccine candidates have moved into the crucial phase-3 development phase. This includes--Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Novavax. Whereas in India, at least seven pharma companies are working to develop a vaccine against coronavirus. The first and second phases of clinical studies are primarily conducted to test for safety, while the third and final stage is used to determine whether vaccines are efficacious and can prevent infection among participants.

Ambulance driver who ferried hundreds of covid-19 patients succumbs to virus in Delhi

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NEW DELHI : Arif Khan, an ambulance driver who ferried hundreds of patients of Covid-19 as well as carrying its victims for their last rites has succumbed to the disease on Saturday at Delhis Hindu Rao Hospital following months of selfless and unrelenting service during the pandemic. Khan was on duty since the COVID-19 outbreak and never went home during his duty. He was the ambulance driver with Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO which runs the free ambulance service in the national capital. He was one of the dozen ambulance drivers of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal who ferried more than 500 COVID-19 victims for their last rites.

Pune Doctor Starts Hospital, Helps 1.5 Lakh Tribal Patients Get Free Eye Treatment

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The cost of medical treatment seems to be ever-increasing, and doctors and hospitals are often suspected of over-charging or prescribing unhelpful (but expensive) tests. This deteriorating relationship between the patient and the doctor many times ends in violence, with medical professionals facing the physical assaults, and destruction of property. But for the last 38 years, Manohar Dole from Junnar near Pune has kept a spark of faith alive in the medical field by helping tens of thousands of eye patients for free. The 93-year-old Ayurveda doctor, with no formal training in surgery, has been helping adivasis and the poor from neighbouring parts of the state to get treatment for cataracts, eye operations and other eye ailments.

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