Dr. T. Rama Prasad's Scribblings...: NIPAH & ZIKA viruses

NIPAH virus

June 2026
It's curious that again there is a NIPAH outbreak in Kozhiode district in Kerala.

A student in Bangaluru who returned to his native place in Kerala died due to NIPAH viral disease on September 5, 2024.

September 16, 2024

It is odd that many virus infections had been first detected in KERALA. Is it because they have a better disease-identifying infrastructure ? According to the report above, NIPAH is again striking Kerala. Now, read the following which I wrote many years ago:

June 5, 2019

Yes, it is confirmed today (June 5, 2019) that the deadly Nipah virus has resurfaced in Kerala, a year after the sudden killings by the virus in the same zone in Kerala. News has hit the headlines once again after a lull of one year.

As though to attend the first death anniversary of the 18 persons (including Lini, a nurse attending to the victims) it killed very fast one year ago, the NIPAH virus seems to have made a come back to the same place of attack, near Kozhikode in Kerala State. This time, it infected a 23-year-old engineering student leading to a massive alert of the health care professionals and administrative officials to prevent spread of the disease. They don't want to take a chance this time ... the fatality rate last year was of 88.9 %. As many as 311 persons who interacted with this student recently are under close observation. Three students who attended to the student initially are suffering from fever and sore throat. The health department had gone into the alert mode making all possible arrangements to tackle an outbreak. The Union Health Ministry has deputed a six-m ember team of experts from various institutions to provide expertise. Some alarmist misinformation has already started pouring in on the online causing panic, especially to promote quack treatments ... while there is no need for panic, all should be alert and cautious taking hygiene precautions while around the risk areas. The public may get information about this problem by dialling 1056 or 1077 of the control room in Kerala. It is not clear as to why it is attacking Kerala at the same zone again.

September 6, 2021

I wrote the above two years ago. Read below the news published today. It is curious that NIPAH has been attacking the same zone (KOZIKODE district in Kerala) again and again.

What is Nipah virus ?

It is a highly pathogenic Paramyxovirus that infects animals like bats and pigs and transmitted to humans. 4 to 21 days is the incubation period. 40 to 100 per cent of the infected persons may die.

Mode of transmission

By direct contact with infected persons, bats, pigs, etc. Drinking infected raw date palm sap or fruits.

Symptoms

Some may have only mild symptoms while some may have the features of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) -- severe head ache, high fever, vomiting and drowsiness that may progress on to convulsions and/or coma and death -- and/or influenza-like illness with symptoms of lung infection with fever, cough, sore throat, head ache and tiredness.

Fever, severe weakness, altered mental status, head ache, breathing difficulty, cough, vomiting, muscle cramps, fits (due to brain damage -- encephalitis), etc. are to be taken seriously to exclude Nipah infection.

Preventive measures

Avoid consuming fruits partially eaten by birds, bats, etc. Avoid drinking toddy possibly infected by bats. Avoid direct contact with the Nipah patients. Quarantine the persons suspected to be infected by the virus. Follow strictly the treatment protocols and also the rules laid down for disposing the dead bodies of Nipah patients.

Treatment

There is no specific drug to kill the virus, but symptomatic and supportive therapy may be life- saving.

Now, read below what I wrote on this problem last year.

May 22, 2018

No, no, don't get panicked.

Of course, news has been splashed today (May 22, 2018) across the media all over India of residents fleeing as fear of NIPAH virus gives way to panic in Perambra (Kerala State) ... four deaths were attributed to Nipah ... and many are under observation. Lini, a nurse who attended to the patients is believed to have died of this virus ... all within a few days. The source of infection may be fruit bats or something else, but needlessly all chicken stalls and some fruit stalls in the neighbourhood have been closed down.

Don't get panicked ... after all this episode might be like many in the past, as was the case with many other viruses ... self-limited ... and this is nothing when compared to TUBERCULOSIS (TB) which is killing 1,000 persons everyday in India !!! The media don't make headlines about it, as it is an old non-sensational stuff !!! This is not to say that you should throw away caution and preventive measures to the winds. Read further down to know about the story of some other viruses. You may read also about DENGUE virus under the title "DENGUE, ZIKA and MOSQUITO" on this blog.

Nipah virus was first detected (1997) in Kampung Baru Sungai Nipah village in Malaysia, hence the name Nipah virus. Because of our thoughtless tinkering with nature, we caused an ecological imbalance in the forests. Hence, wild fruit bats and other fauna might have fled forests and invaded our habitat, transmitting the Nipah virus and other new germs. For the same reason, we have to blame ourselves, if elephants and wild cats come out of the forests and attack us.

-- Dr. T. Rama Prasad, May 22, 2018

NIPAH as on May 23, 2018

-- 13 were infected with Nipah out of which 10 have died ... 8 patients are under observation.
-- Teams from NCDC and AIIMS are actively discussing the strategy to contain the scourge.
-- DMOs declared an alert and set up isolation wards in all districts of Kerala.
-- 2,000 tablets of RIBAVIRIN which may be effective against the virus have been procured
-- The State Cabinet has decided to give a job to the husband of the nurse, LINI, and Rs.25 lakh to the family.
-- Authorities have advised people in the zone to remain indoors for the next 14 days, as human to human transmission seems to be crucial at this point of time.
-- We still do not know why and how this virus got in here. The role of fruit bats and fruits is only a speculation, at this stage. Did the bats come on a tourist visa to Kerala ?

As on May 28, 2018

-- Death toll rises to 13 and 6 more cases are suspected. Confirmed cases are 16.
-- The Health Department has not yet figured out the source of the virus ... bats and animal samples tested negative for the virus. It is the human to human infection that is to be prevented, and this prevention seems to have been excellently done by the health care authorities. The authorities are worried about the enormous misinformation spread fast over digital social media which lead to mob frenzy and decline in tourism arrivals in Kerala. The authorities are countering it by disseminating authentic information through a series of trolls and video messages. In fact, I played it down while everybody, including the authorities, were blowing sirens (see my note above dated May 22, 2018). And, as I indicated, it could be a self-limiting outbreak.

June 4, 2018

-- A top-level meeting was conducted on June 3, 2018 in Kerala which was chaired by the Chief Minister.
-- 17 out of the 18 treated died. No new case had been reported during the past one week.
-- The outbreak had hit hard the State's predominantly consumer-driven economy. Fruit and vegetable exports have come to a standstill. Tourist arrivals have dwindled. Domestic consumption of fruits, poultry and livestock have plummeted, despite this being the Ramzan festival season. Even 'toddy' sales came down due to fear of infection. 2,000 'contact persons' are under close observation and they are being given free provisions by the government.
-- It is still not known how the virus reached Kerala and caused the havoc.

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ZIKA virus

Dr. T. Rama Prasad

July 11, 2017

Zika has hit the headlines again today (July 11, 2017) with the news that Tamil Nadu (India) has reported its first case of Zika virus. The patient, a 27-year-old man and a tailor, from Krishnagiri district complained of fever, redness of eyes, tiredness, knee pain and head ache. Three months ago, he travelled to Bengaluru and Andhra Pradesh. This could just be the tip of an iceberg of various infections transmitted by the little giant, MOSQUITO. Nothing to get panicked. No need for knee- jerk reactions. CONTAIN THE MOSQUITO IF YOU CAN !!!

Like many other diseases, Zika also might have been in India since a long time. Only we didn't have the means to diagnose it. In those good old days of Madras Presidency, one from Tiruvallur was found to be having antibodies against Zika, in the 1950s. He must have been exposed to the virus and developed antibodies to it. A study done way back in 1952-53 showed that one-sixth of the blood samples tested in India contained antibodies to Zika. Hence, it is not a new invader. Many known or unknown viruses infect us now and then and we get over the disease without specific treatment. Only in a minority of the cases, specific blood tests are done. When a test reveals the presence of a rare and known virus, the 'VIP' virus 'goes viral on the Net' !!!

Zika, Zika, where were you

All these decades ?

Searching, searching for you

Engaged were we in debates.

Zika, Zika, why not you

Go back to African rain forests ?

-- T. Rama Prasad

We can't ask the MOSQUITO to go away, as it is mightier than an elephant !!!

See, the elephant is scared of the mosquito !

May 28, 2017

News grabbed the headlines today (May 28, 2017) of the first three cases of ZIKA VIRUS in India which were detected about five months ago. Public health experts wondered why the information was kept as a secret for five months -- national security involved ! Incredible India ! The usual preventive advisory against the little giant, MOSQUITO (which spreads zika, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, brain fever, filariasis, etc.) splashed across the media once again. Déjà vu !

The following is what I wrote and published on January 30, 2016 – about one and a half years ago. Read in between the lines to know what our science, commerce and deeds really are.

Reprinted from the FACEBOOK

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ZIKA virus -- Jan 30, 2016

You might have just read about ZIKA virus and its possible link with microcephaly in newborn babies, as well as neurological problems in adults. And about the statement of the Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) that the ZIKA virus "is now spreading explosively" in the Americas. And it may get the nod of the WHO to acquire the status of the evil of "Global Public Health Emergency" magnitude. Yes, very sweet news for the industry which made a fortune when the WHO declared "SWINE FLU" as a pandemic in 2009 (some alleged that it was a pro-industry declaration without validity -- http://www.thehindu.com/…/pandemics-in-t…/article6625928.ece ) . The trick is to create a panic across the world and make money by selling globally products which are made to be perceived as necessary. In fact, panic itself has become pandemic according to the medical scholars, Luc Bonneux and Wim Van Damme.

It may be interesting to know that the ZIKA virus was first isolated in 1947 from a monkey in ZIKA Forest of Uganda and that a mosquito population capable of transmitting the ZIKA virus has been found in the neighborhood of Capitol Hill of Washington. While this virus usually spreads through mosquito bites, a person in Texas seems to have been infected through sex with a person who had returned from South America. And, curiously, none of the thousands of Zika- infected women in Columbia gave birth to babies with microcephaly which is strongly suspected to be associated with Zika infection in many other countries. “The eye could be a reservoir for Zika virus; may spread through tears,” said Michael S Diamond, a professor at Washington University School of Medicine (2016).

Perhaps, many viruses started their global journey from African rain forests, striking terror across the world. We have interfered too much with 'Nature', intruding into the forests and causing 'tropical biosphere devastation' leading to ecological imbalance which may be the cause for the emergence of new dangerous (Biosafety Level 4) microbes.

Some known new / dangerous microbes are: Marburg virus (MARV), Ravn (RAVV), Nipah virus, Japanesee Encephalitis, Naegleria (brain-eating amoeba, Cryptococcosis, Hanta viruses, Hendra virus, Helminths virus, MERS-CoV, NDM-1, A/H1 N1 flu, SARS, Ebola, etc. There must be a number of unknown microbes infecting / killing people around the globe. We just can't diagnose these cases, and often give them wrong diagnostic labels.

CHINA VIRUS

This is a 'novel' (new) virus identified in China in Wuhan City in December 2019 which belongs to 'Coronovirus' family in which the deadly 'SARS virus', 'MERS virus' and the 'common cold virus' as well are included. It causes lung infections just as many other viruses. As on January 19, 2020, about 50 persons are known to be infected and two died due to this virus in China. One case in Japan and one case in Thailand were reported - they travelled from China to those countries. It is estimated that nearly 2,000 might have been infected by now (January 19, 2020). Screening for suspects in some airports is initiated. Some countries have given travel advisory about this infection.

Don't be scared, my dear friends. The new diseases make sensational headlines though they may not cause as much harm as the existing ones. The fashion is to talk about new diseases while ignoring the old diseases which cause more economic damage and kill more number of people. Tuberculosis (TB) is an example. In laid-back India, 1,000 persons are dying every day due to TB. And now, the most dangerous drug-resistant TB, the XDR-TB (resistant to almost all the available drugs) is emerging. God, save us ! I wrote 38 years ago (Apr. 28, 1977) in THE HINDU that "development of drug resistance, which is a result of inadequate and irregular treatment mostly, has far-reaching implications and if unchecked would make tuberculosis totally unmanageable by the present methods in course of time, whatever be the means."

Dr. T. Rama Prasad, http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.in
drtramaprasad@gmail.com, 'PAY WHAT YOU CAN' Clinic, Perundurai, Erode Dt., TN, India., Former Medical Superintendent (Special), RTS & IRT Perundurai Medical College and Research Centre.

October 9, 2018
For more than a year there had been a lull in the ZIKA virus activity in India. Today (09.10.2018), it is reported that 22 cases have been detected recently in Rajasthan. In India, the first outbreak was reported in Gujarat in January 2017, and the second one in Tamil Nadu in July 2017. And the present one is the third.

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DEADLY VIRUS kissed INDIA on 30.01.2020

(The first case was detected in Kerala in India on 30.01.2020)

WHO declared the virus outbreak as a GLOBAL EMERGENCY on 31.01.2020

ALERT ! CHINA virus (2019-nCoV-218) as on 01.02.2020 -- 204 died, 9,692 cases, spread to 20 countries/regions. 38 died in one day (30.01.20) in China. Foreign airlines began suspending flights to & fro China. – see the video https://youtu.be/-bJHvK4Zb5o Unprecedented – 41 million people in13 cities locked down in China – restricted transport, New Year festivities scrapped. Hospital beds full .. a new hospital of 1,000 beds is planned to be constructed within 10 days for the China virus patients ! Incredible … that’s China ! To know more about this and some other viruses, read my ‘Scribblings at: http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/05/zika-virus.html , http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/10/dengue-virus.html , http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2018/11/swine-flu-h1-n1-influenza.html

The symptoms are like that of most viral fevers - 'cold & flu-like' symptoms - cough, fever, fatigue, breathing difficulty, body pain, etc. 'Chest X-rays' of some showed fluid in the lungs. 'Lung failure' or 'Kidney failure' may occur leading to death. And, there are only general preventive tips: Upgrading personal hygiene - washing hands frequently with soap and water after touching common objects, covering one's nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing, wearing a mask, avoiding contact with anybody having symptoms of cold or flu-like symptoms, thoroughly cooking non-vegetarian food, reducing direct unprotected contact with wild or farm animals. At present, there is no known specific treatment or vaccination. But lives may be saved by giving supportive and symptomatic treatment. Increasing awareness of the facts about this disease goes a long way to prevent morbidity and mortality.

-- Dr. T. Rama Prasad, www.rama-scribbles.in

CHINA virus

See the video: https://youtu.be/-bJHvK4Zb5o

January 19, 2020

This new virus is yet to be named ... let's call it 'CHINA VIRUS' for the present. ‘CHINA VIRUS’ has been catching headlines during this month (January 2020). To know more about this and some other viruses, click on: http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/05/zika-virus.html , http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/10/dengue-virus.html , http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2018/11/swine-flu-h1-n1-influenza.html

This is a 'novel' (new) virus identified in China in Wuhan City in December 2019 which belongs to the 'Coronavirus' family in which the deadly 'SARS virus', 'MERS virus' and the 'common cold virus' as well are included. It was identified by 'sequencing the genome', a speedy and laudable research finding by China. China shared the whole genome sequence with WHO and GISAID.

This virus causes respiratory and lung infections just as many other viruses. As on January 19, 2020, about 50 persons are known to be infected and two died due to this virus in China. One case in Japan and one case in Thailand were reported - they travelled from China to those countries. It is estimated that nearly 2,000 might have been infected by now (January 19, 2020). Screening for suspects in some airports is initiated. Some countries have given travel advisory about this infection.

As of now, we don't know much about this new CHINA VIRUS. Some of the patients gave the history of visiting 'seafood markets' and being in close contact with animals. The symptoms are like that of most viral fevers - 'cold & flu-like' symptoms - cough, fever, fatigue, breathing difficulty, body pain, etc. 'Chest X-rays' of some showed fluid in the lungs. 'Lung failure' or 'Kidney failure' may occur leading to death. And, there are only general preventive tips: washing hands frequently with soap and water, covering one's nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing, wearing a mask, avoiding contact with anybody having symptoms of cold or flu-like symptoms, thoroughly cooking non-vegetarian food, reducing direct unprotected contact with wild or farm animals. At present, there is no known specific treatment or vaccination.

January 21, 2020

The CHINA VIRUS is fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions travel for the LUNAR NEW YEAR holiday which begins later this week in China, as this virus is related to the deadly SARS virus which killed about 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2003 - 2003. One more person has died (third person). Now, it looks like it may be transmitted from human to human. Fourteen medical personnel helping the victims of this virus were also infected. The total number of people diagnosed with this virus quickly rose to 218. Wuhan city in China has 11 million inhabitants and serves as a major transport hub. They are all at greater risk and may transmit the virus to other countries. Some international airports in India are already screening the passengers with thermal scanners. We have to wait and see how the scenario unfolds over the next few weeks.

January 24, 2020

The death toll has alarmingly increased to 18 in China. 95 patients are in critical codition. Korea, US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore & Vietnam also identified cases. The total number of cases reported has quickly increased to 634, raising concerns in the middle of a major holiday travel rush of hundreds of millions of people cris-crossing China to celebrate the Lunar New Year. WHO is considering to declare the situation as a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern'. This 'China virus' is coded as '2019-nCoV-218'. Nations across the Asia-Pacific region stepped up checks of passengers at airports. In an unprecedented move, China locked down five cities -- restricted transport, New Year festivities scrapped.

Don't be scared, my dear friends. New diseases make sensational headlines though they may not cause as much harm as the existing ones. The fashion is to talk about new diseases while ignoring the old diseases which cause more economic damage and kill more number of people. Tuberculosis (TB) is an example. In laid-back India, 1,000 persons are dying every day due to TB. And now, the most dangerous drug-resistant TB, the XDR-TB (resistant to almost all the available drugs) is emerging. God, save us ! I wrote 43 years ago (Apr. 28, 1977) in THE HINDU that "development of drug resistance, which is a result of inadequate and irregular treatment mostly, has far-reaching implications and if unchecked would make tuberculosis totally unmanageable by the present methods in course of time, whatever be the means."

Dr. T. Rama Prasad

Director, ‘PAY WHAT YOU CAN’ Clinic, Perundurai, Erode Dt., TN, India

Former Medical Superintendent (Special), RTS & IRT Perundurai Medical College and Research Centre, Perundurai

*Website: www.rama-scribbles.in *Blog: https://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com *Twitter: @DrRamaprasadt *Facebook: T Rama Prasad *E-mail: drtramaprasad@gmail.com *WhatsApp: +91 98427 20393

To read more about this virus, Click on:

https://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov.html

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Now, in 2026, it is amusing to read what I posted above on January 24, 2020. I wrote that an ALARMING NUMBER of 18 people died of the "China virus" (now known as "COVID virus") !!! Within the next two years millions of people died across the world (5 lahs in India & 12 lakhs in the US) !!!

During the pandemic I wrote 28 articles on COVID in 30 months which were published in a medical journal (a world record). The following is a partial list of my writings on COVID.

-- T. Rama Prasad

COVID

articles authored by

Dr. T. Rama Prasad

and published in MEDICAL JOURNALS, making a WORLD RECORD

1. Rama Prasad. T., Origin of COVID. The Antiseptic, 2022 August; Vol. 119; No. 8 Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

2. Rama Prasad. T., COVID Deaths. The Antiseptic, 2022 July; Vol. 119; No. 7; P: 14-22; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

3. Rama Prasad. T., The long and the short of COVID in India. The Antiseptic, 2022 June; Vol. 119; No. 6; P: 14-27; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

4. Rama Prasad. T., COVID Fear and Paranoia. The Antiseptic, 2022 May; Vol. 119; No. 5; P: 09-17; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

5. Rama Prasad, T., Post-OMICRON Peregrination. The Antiseptic, 2022 April; Vol. 119; No. 4; P: 06-14; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

6. Rama Prasad, T., COVID – still an enigma. The Antiseptic, 2022 March; Vol. 119; No. 3; P: 20-25; Indexed in IndMED -- www.antiseptic.in

7. Rama Prasad, T., OMICRON – A Paper Tiger. The Antiseptic, 2022 February; Vol. 119; No. 2; P:12-21; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

8. Rama Prasad, T., Ominous Omicron of COVID. The Antiseptic, 2022 January; Vol. 119; No. 1; P:25 – 29; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

9. Rama Prasad, T., COVID and Tuberculosis. The Antiseptic, 2021 December; Vol. 118; No.12; P: 11-17; Indexed in IndMED -- www.antiseptic.in

10. Rama Prasad, T. The Science and Nonsense around COVID. The Antiseptic, 2021 November; Vol. 118; No. 11; P: 8-14; Indexed in IndMED -- www.antiseptic.in

11. Rama Prasad, T. COVID, Children and Schools. The Antiseptic. 2021 October; Vol.118; No.10; P: 08-18; Indexed in IndMED -- www.antiseptic.in

12. Rama Prasad, T. India’s Third COVID Wave. The Antiseptic. 2021 September; Vol.118; No.9; P: 14-20; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

13. Rama Prasad, T. Vagaries of India’s COVID Vaccination Policy. The Antiseptic. 2021 August; Vol.118; No.8; P: 10-16; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

14. Rama Prasad, T. Mucormycosis and COVID-19 in India. The Antiseptic. 2021 July; Vol.118; No.7; P: 21-26; Indexed in IndMED -- www.antiseptic.in

15. Rama Prasad, T. Disastrous Second COVID Wave in India. The Antiseptic. 2021 June; Vol.118; No.6; P: 20-27; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

16. Rama Prasad, T. COVID Variants. The Antiseptic. 2021 May; Vol.118; No.5; P: 11-14; Indexed in IndMED -- www.theantiseptic.in

17. Rama Prasad, T. Covishield or Covaxin ? The Antiseptic. 2021 April; Vol. 118; No. 4; P: 12-16; Indexed in IndMED – www.theantiseptic.in

18. Rama Prasad, T., Versha Rajeev. The Conundrum of COVID-19 Vaccines. The Antiseptic. 2021 January; Vol.118; No.1; P: 10-17; Indexed in IndMED – www.theantiseptic.in

19. Rama Prasad, T. 40+15 Hypoxia Test in COVID-19. The Antiseptic. 2020 December; Vol. 117; No. 12; P: 13-17; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

20. Rama Prasad, T., Versha Rajeev. Antiseptics, Disinfectants and COVID-19. The Antiseptic. 2020 November; Vol.117; No.11; P: 26-28; Indexed in IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

21. Versha Rajeev., Rama Prasad, T. Fear and COVID. Health. 2020 November; Vol.98; No.11; P:31-32

22. Rama Prasad, T., Versha Rajeev. Tea and COVID. Health. 2020 October; Vol.98; No.10; P: 4-6.

23. Rama Prasad, T. Is the “Lockdown Medicine” too toxic ? The Antiseptic. 2020 October; Vol. 117; No. 10; P: 13-15; Indexed in IndMED – www.theantiseptic.in

The articles may be accessed at IndMED – www.antiseptic.in

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WRITINGS AND TALKS of Dr. T. Rama Prasad

List No. 1

1. Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis - Journal of the Indian Medical Association, Vol. 64, pp. 264-267, 1975.

2. Digital clubbing and Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy - Pathogenesis - The Antiseptic, Vol. 76. pp.

213- 215, 1979.

3. Childhood Tuberculosis - Part I - The Antiseptic, Vol. 76, pp. 449-504,1979

4. Childhood Tuberculosis - Part II - The Antiseptic, Vol. 76. pp. 567-574, 1979

5. Yellow Nail Syndrome - Chest (U.S.A.), Vol. 77, p.580, 1980 –

http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(16)40458- 7/fulltext

6. Short-course Chemotherapy - The recent Advances in the Treatment of Respiratory Tuberculosis - Current Medical Practice,

Vol.24, pp. 41- 46, 1980.

7. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Thioacetazone - The Antiseptic, Vol. 77, pp. 99-102, 1980.

8. Yellow Nail Syndrome - The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences, Vol. 22, pp. 69-72, 1980.

9. Highly Purified Insulins - An Assessment - The Antiseptic, Vol. 77, pp. 3455-347, 1980.

10. Diabetes and Tuberculosis - The Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 21, pp. 10-12, 1981.

11. Tuberculosis Control in India - In Press

12. Tuberculin Test - Relevance to diagnosis in India today - In Press

13. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - The Antiseptic, Vol. 75, p. 194, 1978.

14. Drugs in the treatment of Tuberculosis - The Antiseptic, Vol. 75, p.678, 1978

15. Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis - The Antiseptic, Vol. 76, p.248, 1979.

16. Streptomycin in Tuberculosis - The Antiseptic, Vol. 76, p.516, 1979.

17. Health of the citizen (Special article) - The Hindu, Vol.99 A, No.198, p.8, 1976

18. How effective is the TB control programme ? (Special Article) - The Hindu, Vol.100, No. 274, p.8, 1977.

19. Five years Plans and TB Control Programme (Special Article) - The Hindu, Vol.101, No. 275,

20. BCG vaccination - The Antiseptic, Vol. 76, p. 726, 1979.

21. Genetic Selection - The Antiseptic, Vol. 77, p.258, 1980.

22. National Tuberculosis Control Programme - views presented, on invitation by the Tuberculosis Association of India,

at the 32nd National Conference on Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, 1977.

23. Correlation between Geomagnetic Activity and Haemoptysis - paper presented at the II Tamil Nadu State Conference

on Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases, 1980.

24. Snakes.

25. AIDS - the disease of the decade - Radio Talk - All India Radio, Coimbatore, Feb. 1, 1986.

26. AIDS - What next ? - Radio Talk - All India Radio, Coimbatore, May 24, 1986

27. BRAIN FEVER (Encephalitis): taming the scourge - Radio Talk - All India Radio, Coimbatore, February 14, 1987.

28. HEALTH OF THE HIGH RISK GROUPS: Mothers, Children and elderly - Innovative Health Care Programmes,

Paper submitted for Scientific Session of the National Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Health administrators.

29. SAVING THE YOUNG - healthcare of the children in developing countries - Radio Talk -

All India Radio, Coimbatore, January, 1988.

30. MEDICINE and MONEY - Co-Chamber Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 8, p.8, 2010,

31. THE INDIAN SUPERBUG - Co-Chamber Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 9, p.15, 2010

32. SWINE FLU - Co-Chamber Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 10, p. 13

33. HEALTH CHECK-UP: how healthy is it ? - The Hindu, Open Page, Jan. 15, 2012 -

……http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open page/article2801701.ece

34. THE ‘GOOGLE EFFECT’: may be good, may be bad - The Hindu, Open Page, April 22, 2012

...http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article3340116.ece

35. OF TEA, COFFEE and COMMERCE - The Hindu, Open Page, January 12, 2014 …

… http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/openpage/of-tea-coffee-and-commerce/article5567951.ece.

36. A BAD PATCH - The Hindu, OPEN PAGE, March 15, 2020 ...

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/a-bad-patch/article31069356.ece

37. MODERN MEDICINE: how good is it in India ? - Co-Chamber Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 5, p. 23, June 2016 & Vol. 11,

Issue 6, p. 18, July 2016

38. WORLD TB DAY: March 24, 2016 - Health, Vol. 94, No. 5, p. 20, May 2016

39. IS THE "LOCKDOWN MEDICINE" TOO TOXIC ? -- The Antiseptic, Vol.117, No.10, pp. 13 -15, 2020

40. ANTISEPTICS, DISINFECTANTS and COVID-19 -- The Antiseptic, Vol.117, No.11, pp. 26 - 28, 2020

41. 40+15 HYPOXIA TEST in COVID-19 -- The Antiseptic, Vol.117, No.12, pp.13 –17, 2020

42. THE CONUNDRUM of COVID-19 VACCINES – The Antiseptic, Vol. 118, No. 1, 2021

43. Fear and COVID-19 – HEALTH, Vol. 98, No. 11, pp. 13 -14, 2020

44. Tea and COVID-19 – HEALTH, Vol. 98, No. 10, pp. 4 – 6, 2020

List No. 2 contains references to about 1000 writings which may be found on my Website -- T. Rama Prasad

“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” --- Nelson Mandela

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AUTHOR Dr. T. Rama Prasad

A short list of some of the published articles in The Antiseptic (a premier Medical & surgical journal),

‘The Hindu’ (a national Newspaper), etc. authored by Dr. T. Rama Prasad.

1. Digital clubbing and Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy -
Pathogenesis -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 76. pp. 213-215, 1979

2. Childhood Tuberculosis - Part I -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 76, pp. 449-504,1979

3. Childhood Tuberculosis - Part II -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 76. pp. 567-574, 1979

4. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Thioacetazone -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 77, pp. 99-102, 1980

5. Highly Purified Insulins - An Assessment -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 77, pp. 3455-347, 1980

6. Is the "Lockdown Medicine" too toxic ? -- The Antiseptic, Vol.117, No.10, pp. 13 - 15, 2020

7. Antiseptics, Disinfectants and COVID-19 -- The Antiseptic, Vol.117, No.11, pp. 26 - 28, 2020

8. Disastrous Second Covid Wave in India -- The Antiseptic, Vol.118, No. 6, pp. 20-27, 2021

9. Covid Variants -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 118, No.5, pp. 11-14, 2021

10. The Conundrum of COVID-19 Vaccines -- The Antiseptic, Vol.118, No. 1, pp. 10-17, 2021

11. Covishield or Covaxin ? -- The Antiseptic, Vol.118, No. 4, pp. 12-16, 2021

12. 40+15 Hypoxia Test in COVID-19 -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 117, No.12, pp. 13-17, 2020

13. Mucormycosis and COVID-19 in India -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 118, No. 7, pp. 21-26, 2021

14. Vagaries of India’s Covid Vaccination Policy – The Antiseptic, Vol. 118, No. 8, pp. 10-16, 2021

15. India’s Third Covid Wave -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 118, No. 9, pp. 14-20, 2021

16. Covid, Children and Schools -- The Antiseptic, Vol. 118, No. 10, pp. 08-18, 2021

17. The Science and Nonsense around COVID -- The Antiseptic, Vol.118, No.11, pp. 08-14, 2021

18. Covid and Tuberculosis – The Antiseptic, Vol.118, No.12, 2021

19. Tea and Covid -- Health, Vol. 98, No.10, pp. 4-6, 2021

20. Fear and Covid -- Health, Vol. 98, No. 11, pp. 31-32

21. HEALTH CHECK-UP: how healthy is it ? - The Hindu, Open Page, January 15, 2012 –

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/Health-check-up-how-healthy-is-it/article13379235.ece

22. THE ‘GOOGLE EFFECT’: may be good, may be bad - The Hindu, Open Page, April 22, 2012

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/the-google-effect-may-be-good-may-be- bad/article3340116.ece

23. OF TEA, COFFEE and COMMERCE - The Hindu, Open Page, January 12, 2014 …

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/of-tea-coffee-and-commerce/article5567951.ece

24. A BAD PATCH - The Hindu, Open Page, March 15, 2020 ...

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/a-bad-patch/article31069356.ece

25. Yellow Nail Syndrome - Chest (U.S.A.), Vol. 77, p.580, 1980

https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(16)40458-7/fulltext

26. Yellow Nail Syndrome - The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences, Vol. 22, pp. 69-72, 1980.

27. Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis - Journal of the Indian Medical Association, Vol. 64, pp. 264-267, 1975.

References to more articles by Dr. T. Rama Prasad may be found in: http://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com

www.rama-scribbles.in

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR,

Dr. T. Rama Prasad

Dr. T. Rama Prasad is the WORLD RECORD holder of authoring 28 articles related to COVID-19 in 30 months, published in a medical journal (The Antiseptic – www.theantiseptic.in -- Indexed in IndMED), and reporting in the same journal the WORLD’s FIRST CASE of ‘Yellow Nail Syndrome’ associated with COVID-19, PT & DM (https://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/04/yellow-nail syndrome_28.html ). Interestingly, he reported the first case of YNS from India in an American medical journal long ago in 1980.

He wrote his first article in the premier journal, The Antiseptic, four decades ago. Many of his articles written over half-a-century may be accessed at https://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/04/dr-t-rama-prasad.html & https://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com/2017/04/my-in-newspapers_28.html & https://drtramaprasad.blogspot.com .

He is the former MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT (Special) of R.T. Sanatorium & Perundurai Medical College and Research Centre.

KINDNESS and EMPATHY COST NOTHING

Scientific integrity is crucial to promote both trust in science and trustworthy science.

The integrity manifests only by refraining from hype and by being transparent about conflicts of interest. “Ethics in medical practice is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” Good science and kind practice are the twin towers for medical progress. Tentativeness is the hallmark of science and one must adopt what the philosopher of science Lee McIntyre calls a scientific attitude – an openness to seeking new evidence and a willingness to change one’s mind. All the same, we have to keep in mind the following quote:

“Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.”

-- Richard P. Feynman

Dear Dr. Rama Prasad

I am sure the world will be a better place, if people understand your writings ... ‘EXCELLENT’ is the word. I cannot find any other word in this language to describe what you have written without any pretensions. You have brought out some home truths to those who care to read your website ... You are a great thinker, writer and crusader ... As usual, your messages are incisive, to the point and make lots of sense, much better than my articles …

... You are not only GREAT, but are a true missionary in medicine. May your tribe increase for the good of mankind. ….

Love,

-- Padma Bhushan Prof. B. M. Hegde, (awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2021)

MD, FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glas), FRCP (Dub), FACC (USA), FAMS, Former Professor of Cardiology, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK, Former Vice-Chancellor, Manipal University, India, Affiliate Professor of Human Health, Northern Colorado University, USA, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes, Chairman, State Health Society’s Expert Committee, Govt of Bihar, India and Padma Bhushan awardee of 2010. www.bmhegde.com

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