Many cases of the Norovirus are being reported in the Old City of Hyderabad. The virus, which is the most common cause of gastroenteritis, has been causing “complicated gastroenteritis with acute kidney injury,” mostly among middle-aged and senior citizens, and pregnant and adolescent girls, said doctors.The symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting and rapid dehydration of the body, causing a severe risk of damage to kidneys, rendering the patients to go for dialysis. Those diabetic are most prone to this highly contagious virus that spreads through food, water and surfaces contaminated by the virus. The Norovirus also spreads through human contact between the infected patient and others.

According to Dr MD Fawad Ali, consultant physician at the Princess Durru Shehvar Children’s and General Hospital in Purani Haveli, the hospital has been witnessing an inflow of anywhere between 25-30 patients every day for the past couple of weeks. A similar number of patients are reportedly being admitted in the Princess Esra Hospital in Shah Ali Banda and other local hospitals.