Government Authorized Treatment centers

Symptoms of SWINE FLU   H1N1 symptoms are similar to the symptoms of regular flu and compare as given below:   Symptoms In case of Common Cold In case of H1N1 Fever Rare Characteristic, high 100-102 degrees F); lasts 3-4 days Headache Rare Prominent General aches, pains Slight Usual; often severe Fatigue, Weakness Quite mild Can last up to 2-3 weeks Extreme Exhaustion Never Early and prominent Stuffy Nose Common Sometimes Chest Discomfort, Cough Mild to moderate; hacking cough Common; can become severe   Be extremely cautious if you have the following symptoms: Persistent cough with sputum (sometimes with blood) Low blood pressure with nails turning blue Moderate to high fever for more than 5 days with extreme drowsiness Respiratory trouble Severe diarrhea or vomiting   If you have any of these symptoms, then immediately contact your General Physician and get yourself checked. Alternatively, you can go to the designated govt. hospitals and get yourself tested. Basis of the doctor's advice, pls keep your immediate manager informed about your condition.   High risk groups Pregnant women children below 5 years of age People with asthma or other breathing related issues People with diabetes or hypertension or heart diseases Cancer & HIV patients People with lung diseases   Usage of Masks The jury's still out on how effective they are on this particular strain of the virus. Here's some info we've got - The three-layered surgical mask (especially if you're visiting Govt hospitals to get tested, or if you're in places you think you could easily catch the virus), or the N-95 mask (tougher to find, but used for health care providers i.e. doctors treating H1 N1 patients, and their families)   H1N1: Protect yourself Wash hands regularly especially after coughing or sneezing Cover your mouth/ nose while coughing or sneezing, use disposable tissues, avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth Soap and water, alcohol-based hand cleaners, hand sanitizers are effective, rub alcohol-based hand cleaners into hands until dry Avoid close contact with people who are sick Avoid crowded places Drink plenty of fluids, manage stress, get enough sleep, eat well Don't share drinks/ utensils etc where germs can spread easily If your kids have flu-like symptoms or fever, keep them home from school. Get a medical opinion if any of those warning signs show up   For further info, help you can call 1075, the govt's helpline number for symptoms, and even designated hospitals in your area, where tests for the virus are being conducted. Check out ibnlive.com or in.com for further details..     GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT OF SWINE FLU   City Hospital Address Contact Chennai King Institute of Preventive Medicine (24/7 Service) Guindy, Chennai – 32 (044) 22501520, 22501521 & 22501522 Communicable Diseases Hospital Thondiarpet, Chennai (044) 25912686/87/88, 9444459543 Government General Hospital Opp. Central Railway Station, Chennai – 03 (044) 25305000, 25305723, 25305721, 25330300 Pune Naidu Hospital Nr Le'Meridian, Raja Bahadur Mill, GPO, Pune – 01 (020) 26058243 National Institute of Virology 20A Ambedkar Road , Pune – 11 (020) 26006290 Kolkata ID Hospital 57,Beliaghata, Beliaghata Road , Kolkata - 10‎ (033) 23701252 Coimbatore Government General Hospital Near Railway Station, Trichy Road , Coimbatore – 18 (0422) 2301393, 2301394, 2301395, 2301396 Hyderabad Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital , Erragadda, Hyderabad (040) 23814939 Mumbai Kasturba Gandhi Hospital Arthur Road, N M Joshi Marg, Jacob Circle , Mumbai - 11 (022) 23083901, 23092458, 23004512 Sir J J Hospital J J Marg, Byculla, Mumbai - 08 (022) 23735555, 23739031, 23760943, 23768400 / 23731144 / 5555 / 23701393 / 1366 Haffkine Institute Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai – 12 (022) 24160947, 24160961, 24160962 Kochi Government Medical College Gandhi Nagar P O, Kottayam - 08 (0481) 2597311,2597312 Government Medical College Vandanam P O, Allapuzha - 05 (0477) 2282015 Taluk Hospital Railway Station Road , Alwaye, Ernakulam (0484) 2624040  Sathyajit - 09847840051 Taluk Hospital Perumbavoor PO , Ernakulam 542 (0484) 2523138  Vipin - 09447305200 Gurgaon & Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Ansari Nagar, Aurobindo Marg Ring Road , New Delhi – 29 (011) 26594404, 26861698  Prof. R C Deka - 9868397464 National Institute for Communicable Diseases 22, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi – 54 (011) 23971272/060/344/524/449/326 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi – 01 (011) 23741640, 23741649, 23741639 Dr. N K Chaturvedi – 9811101704 Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute University Enclave, New Delhi- 07 (011) 27667102, 27667441, 27667667, 27666182 Bangalore Victoria Hospital K R Market, Kalasipalayam, Bangalore – 02 (080) 26703294  Dr. Gangadhar - 94480-49863 SDS Tuberculosis & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases Hosur Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Bangalore – 29 (080) 26631923  Dr. Shivaraj - 99801-48780