Dr Nitin Gupta

Diseases that used to be common in this country and around the world, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, rotavirus and  Haemophilus influenzae  type b (Hib) , smallpox  can now be prevented by vaccination. It is always better to prevent a disease than to treat it after it occurs.          Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child ·           You want to do what is best for your children. One of the best ways to protect your children is to make sure they have  all  of their vaccinations. ·     Immunizations can save your child’s life.  Because of advances in medical science, your child can be protected against more diseases than ever before. Some diseases that once injured or killed thousands of children, have been eliminated completely and others are close to extinction– primaril...

FACTS & FIGURES: CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK On Dec. 31, 2019, the first case of a mysterious, pneumonia-like virus was first identified in Wuhan, China. On January 21, 2020, the first case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the United States. Nine days later, on January 30, the World Health Organization had declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The novel coronavirus was a new strain of coronaviruses that had not been previously identified in humans. On February 11, the official name of the virus was announced as COVID-19 with 'CO' standing for 'corona,' 'VI' for 'virus,' 'D' for disease and ‘19’ for the year it started. By March 11, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. It can infect all age groups but mortality of COVID-19 is high in the elderly, age group more than 65 years of and also young children. A good thing in pediatrics is that case fatality (severity of disease) is less as compared to adul...