Sporadic showers lead to spurt in viral infections and gastrointestinal cases

Clinics in the city are inundated with patients suffering from monsoon-related ailments these days. This trend is not unusual during the monsoons, but doctors said viral infections were large in numbers and spreading quickly. Also, there has been a spurt in cases of viral conjunctivitis, especially among children, who are more vulnerable to such infections.

"There is definitely an increase in the number of children coming to us with monsoon-related diseases. The maximum number of cases is those of viral infections such as common flu, which has typical symptoms like fever, body ache, runny nose and in some cases, ear discharge too.