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Hyderabad News: The paediatric wards of Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad have seen a surge in viral infections, leading to the loss of around 10 young lives each day since the beginning of this month. The hospital's paediatric emergency outpatient sections have been overwhelmed with frantic parents seeking care for their ailing children, who are presenting with high fevers, blistered skin and persistent coughing.

Times Of India report quoted, Dr Gaurav Kumar, as saying, the hospital is witnessing nearly a hundred admissions daily and the situation is expected to worsen. "We are seeing nearly a hundred admissions daily and it is just August. It will peak by October," he said, adding that unattended viral fevers have led to seizures and deaths. "We are seeing 10 to 15 deaths every day this season. That is also because a lot of 'bad cases' come our way - of patients who are in a critical state after treatment at private hospitals failed."

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Doctors have attributed the spike in cases to hygiene issues, close-quarter living and water stagnation. Dr Gayatri stated that parents are not following medical advice and failing to get the necessary tests done, leading to the infections manifesting on the skin and causing conditions like scabies. Some of the children under 5 years of age are succumbing to pneumonia and preterm complications, according to TOI report.

Dr Purna Chander, the resident medical officer of the hospital, stated that most cases are of viral origin and the team is conducting dengue and chikungunya serology tests to further understand the situation. Dr Ravi Kumar, the superintendent of the hospital, emphasised the importance of immediate care during the "danger period" between the third and fifth day, as the platelet count and blood pressure drop rapidly during this phase.

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To cope with the overwhelming caseload, the hospital has deployed over 30 paediatric doctors on duty daily. Meanwhile, the Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases, also known as Fever Hospital, is registering over 700 daily cases of viral fever, with nearly 100 viral fever and dengue patients being admitted.