Patient Of Swine Flu Surfaces In Islamabad
Umer Jamshaid Published January 12, 2019 | 02:00 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jan, 2019 ) :In the Federal capital on Friday a patient of swine flue has been admitted to a private hospital.
Fahad Shah, 70, was diagnosed with Swine flu and is currently under observation.
He has been moved to the hospital's isolation ward where even his family is not allowed to visit.
Shah's doctor told APP, the condition of Fahad Shah was critical.
He said the disease was caused by the influenza virus. Symptoms of swine flu include fever, sore throat, flu, headache, body ache, cough and upper respiratory tract infection.
He said the virus is transmitted by ticks and direct contact between animals, and can also travel via contaminated food, animal feed and people moving from one place to another.
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