The usual symptoms include a persistent cough accompanied by fever. In many recent cases, a lot of people are complaining of prolonged symptoms as well.
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IMA advises against indiscriminate antibiotics use
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Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has instructed against the indiscriminate use of antibiotics amid the recent spike in cough, cold, and nausea cases across the nation
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Details on IMA's statement against using antibiotics
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"Right now, people start taking antibiotics like Azithromycin and Amoxiclav etc, that too without caring for done and frequency and stop it once start feeling better," the IMA said in a release this week.
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Here's list of most misused antibiotics
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According to reports, the most misused antibiotics are Norfloxacin, Amoxicillin, Oprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, and Ofloxacin.
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New Influenza strain not life-threatening: Clinical trial specialist
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"It is not life-threatening. But some of my patients had to get admitted due to respiratory problems," said Dr. Ramesh.