Omicron BF.7 Strain Detected In India. What Are the Symptoms?
Just as 2022 comes to an end, there’s bad news looming on the horizon. A new strain of Omicron is causing widespread infections in China. The variant has now reached Indian shores and at the time of writing around 4 people have been affected. While the numbers are too small to warrant any serious concern, […]
COVID Doctor in Kolkata On Post COVID Sequela and What You Can Do
Doctors define post-COVID syndrome as the signs and symptoms that develop during or after an infection consistent with COVID-19 which continues for more than 12 weeks and is not explained by an alternative diagnosis. Dr. Amitabha Saha, one of the best COVID doctors in Kolkata, talks about the post-COVID sequela and what you can do […]
COVID Doctor in Kolkata on the Different Types of Fevers
As of 12 July 2022, there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in West Bengal. Under this backdrop, one of the best COVID doctors in Kolkata, Dr Amitabha Saha tells you how you can distinguish between fever from different types of diseases and COVID-19. Let’s take a look! What Are the Common Types of […]
DGCI agrees for conducting a study on mixing Covaxin & Covishield – My take on the matter
The Drugs Controller General of India or DCGI grants permission for conducting a study (Phase-4 clinical trial) based on the mixing of Covaxin and Covishield – the two primary Covid-19 vaccines in India. The study is said to be conducted by CMC or Christian Medical College in Vellore and will involve around 300 healthy volunteers. […]
Everything You Need To Know About Pneumonia And Covid-19 Connection
Research states – Unlike typical pneumonia, Covid-19 pneumonia can spread like “wildfire” throughout our lungs. This could be an explanation why Covid-19 pneumonia lasts significantly longer and causes intense harm than regular pneumonia. Several studies have led to the belief that Covid-19 infects the smaller regions of our lungs unlike other varmints of pneumonia that […]
Mucormycosis or Black Fungus and Covid-Recovered Patients – All you Need to Know
Although India is already fighting to recover from the rise in Covid cases and death and giving an iron fist to the second wave, the storm is yet to get sinister. Covid is yet to leave us and amidst this catastrophe, India reposts a rise in Black fungus cases as well among Covid-recovered patients. The […]