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ZIKA IMA Stand Update  Dr K K Aggarwal • Zika, a viral infection causes fever, rash, joint pain, red eyes. It spreads mainly through the bite of Aedes mosquito. But the infection can also spread from a pregnant mother to her unborn baby, and through anal, oral or vaginal sex. • If acquired during pregnancy it can cause microcephaly in fetus. If one is not pregnant or not planning to get pregnant, it is likely to be harmless. • Zika has been reported from Central and South America, Mexico, Pacific Islands, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Africa, Southeast Asia. No cases have been reported in India yet. • Most (80%) people infected with Zika have no or only mild symptoms. If there are symptoms, they usually occur 2 to 12 days after being bitten by a mosquito that has the virus. • It can also cause Guillain-Barré syndrome. • If you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, avoid traveling to countries with ongoing Zika virus transmission. • There is no specific trea...

Wishing all my colleagues and patients a happy family doctors day. You will not find super sale offers on this day unlike other day which are commercialized. So there are chances that unlike our contribution to society this day you could not have remember easily or might not be even aware of. As we all know and it is well established fact that family physicians are important pillars of any healthcare system of the world. We are essential to maintain balance in terms of quality of care, affordable healthcare and  most needed health care all near them; family physician is essential and forms the most important part of healthcare delivery system.  The next decade is of lifestyle disease and family physicians role will gain more importance for effectively managing this and most importantly preventing it. Preventive medicine is most the neglected part and we family physicians are the most important workforce to fight this looming threat of lifestyle disease affec...