Adenovirus outbreak 36 children died in last 9 day in West Bengal

Adenovirus is spreading fast in West Bengal as four more children succumbed to this virus today in the span of just six hours. The death toll of children has climbed to 40 in a matter of just nine days. On Sunday by 4 p.m., four more child deaths had been reported, taking the number of deaths to six in the day.

All the children reported to have died in the last 13 hours were under treatment with typical adenovirus symptoms like fever, cough and breathing problems and treatment failed to result in any sign of recovery.

The state health department has issued an advisory on Adenovirus to doctors, especially paediatricians, to take special care of children being admitted with flu-like symptoms, especially children aged two years or below since they are most vulnerable to being affected by Adenovirus.

The virus can spread through skin contact, by air through coughing and sneezing, and through an infected person’s stools. So far, there are no approved medicines or any specific treatment line to treat the virus.