Dr. Arkendu Basu, Consultant Infectious Diseases

Dr. Arkendu Basu, Consultant Infectious Diseases Dr. Arkendu Basu, MD DM, AIIMS alumnus, manages Infectious Diseases at The Mission Hospital, Durgapur

NICE 2025 Pneumonia guidance
13/09/2025

NICE 2025 Pneumonia guidance

ATS/ CDC/IDSA/ERS guidelines 2025
12/09/2025

ATS/ CDC/IDSA/ERS guidelines 2025

IDSA 2025 guidelines on complicated UTI- summarised
10/09/2025

IDSA 2025 guidelines on complicated UTI- summarised

07/09/2025
🌟 Insightful CME at DSP Main Hospital, Durgapur! 🌟An enriching academic session with Dr. Akshay Kumar Das (Consultant, C...
21/06/2025

🌟 Insightful CME at DSP Main Hospital, Durgapur! 🌟
An enriching academic session with Dr. Akshay Kumar Das (Consultant, Critical Care) and Dr. Arnab Chakraborty (Consultant, Surgical Oncology) — sharing clinical pearls and cutting-edge updates across specialties. Proud to be part of this collaborative knowledge exchange!

đŸ”Ŧ Confronting Resistance, Saving Lives!An engaging CME session on Managing Multidrug-Resistant & Difficult-to-Treat Gram...
14/06/2025

đŸ”Ŧ Confronting Resistance, Saving Lives!
An engaging CME session on Managing Multidrug-Resistant & Difficult-to-Treat Gram-Negative Bacilli held at SAIL Hospital, Burnpur — advancing clinical knowledge to outsmart superbugs and optimize antimicrobial stewardship.

🛑 Say No To Antibiotics!Join us in our mission to fight antibiotic misuse and preserve their power for when they're trul...
06/06/2025

🛑 Say No To Antibiotics!
Join us in our mission to fight antibiotic misuse and preserve their power for when they're truly needed.
📚 CME Awareness Drive | 💊 Rational Prescribing | đŸ§Ŧ Safeguarding the Future

A social initiative by The Mission Hospital, Durgapur
Because every dose matters. Choose wisely. Prescribe responsibly.

Every Breath Matters — Empowering the next generation of doctors in Burdwan with life-saving knowledge in critical care....
06/06/2025

Every Breath Matters — Empowering the next generation of doctors in Burdwan with life-saving knowledge in critical care.
An inspiring social initiative by The Mission Hospital, Durgapur, committed to raising awareness and saving lives — one breath at a time. 💙

08/01/2025

Human Metapneumovirus: No Need to Panic, Just Stay Cautious and Consult a Doctor
Recently, there has been some discussion about Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in India, similar to reports from China and other countries. There is no need to panic. Staying aware and consulting a doctor when needed is enough to handle the situation.

Learn About HMPV
1. This is not a new virus
HMPV is not something new. It was first identified in 2001 in the Netherlands. It causes respiratory infections, especially in young children and elderly individuals.
2. The virus hasn’t become stronger
There is no evidence that this virus has changed in a way that makes it more dangerous. Its behavior is the same as before.
3. Improved detection methods
Thanks to modern diagnostic techniques, it is now easier to detect this virus. This is why more reports are being generated, but it doesn’t mean the infections have actually increased.

Who Is More at Risk?
1. Young children
HMPV is one of the major causes of respiratory infections in children. Repeated infections in children are common.
2. Elderly people (65 years or older)
Those with long-term lung or respiratory problems, such as COPD or asthma, may face more complications from this virus.
3. People with weak immune systems
Individuals with compromised immunity are at higher risk of severe illness, including pneumonia.

How to Stay Safe?
1. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing
Use a tissue or your elbow to cover your mouth and nose, and wash your hands afterward.
2. Practice hand hygiene
Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based sanitizer.
3. Wear a mask
Use a mask in crowded places, especially during respiratory virus seasons.
4. Avoid contact with sick individuals
If you belong to a high-risk group, try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell.

Consult a Doctor, No Need to Panic
There is no need to be alarmed about this virus. The recent increase in reports is mostly due to improved testing methods. If you experience any symptoms, avoid self-medication and consult a doctor for proper guidance.

Conclusion
HMPV is not new, and there is no significant change in its nature or behavior. There’s nothing to fear. Follow good hygiene practices, consult a doctor when needed, and avoid unnecessary panic.

āĻšāĻŋāωāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāĻĒāύāĻŋāωāĻŽā§‹āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ: āĻ­āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύ⧇āχ, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύāĻŋāύ
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§€āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋, āĻ­āĻžāϰāϤ⧇ 'āĻšāĻŋāωāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāĻĒāύāĻŋāωāĻŽā§‹āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ' (HMPV) āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻž āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āφāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āϏāĻŦ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

HMPV āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύ⧁āύ
ā§§. āĻāϟāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ āύāϝāĻŧ
āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļā§§ āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āύ⧇āĻĻāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϏ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϘāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϛ⧋āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻž āĻ“ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇āĨ¤
⧍. āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āύāĻŋ
āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĻāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž, āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋āχ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
ā§Š. āϏāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇
āφāϜāϕ⧇āϰ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž-āύāĻŋāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ–āύ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āϧāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤

āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋāϤ⧇?
ā§§. āϛ⧋āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž
āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
⧍. āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ (ā§Ŧā§Ģ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ)
āϝāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĢ⧁āϏāĻĢ⧁āϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž (āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ COPD āĻŦāĻž āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϜāĻŽāĻž) āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
ā§Š. āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āχāĻŽāĻŋāωāύ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϰāĻž
āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϗ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āϰ⧋āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āύ?
ā§§. āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻžāρāϚāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻĸāĻžāϕ⧁āύ
āϟāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āύ⧁āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
⧍. āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ
āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧ⧋āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
ā§Š. āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ, āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻĒāϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
ā§Ē. āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύ
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύāĻŋāύ, āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āχ
āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāχāϰāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĨ¤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϏāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

āωāĻĒāϏāĻ‚āĻšāĻžāϰ
HMPV āύāϤ⧁āύ āύāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āĻ“ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύ, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ• āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύāĨ¤

Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year.
01/01/2025

Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous New Year.

Adult vaccination is now available at The Mission Hospital, Durgapur.For consulting regarding vaccination, infections or...
30/12/2024

Adult vaccination is now available at The Mission Hospital, Durgapur.
For consulting regarding vaccination, infections or any related diseases, please call 8687500500 to book an appointment.

25/12/2024

Press Meet for the Inauguration of the Adult Vaccination Clinic at The Mission Hospital, Durgapur

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