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Dilip Kumar in hospital….diagnosed with malaria & dengue

The 86-year-old Bollywood actor, Dilip Kumar, has been rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with malaria and dengue. The actor has now been admitted in Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai on June 28, 2009 and is now showing a speedy recovery.

Dilip Kumar hospitalized

Dilip Kumar hospitalized

As revealed by the doctors of the hospital, the actor would be there in the hospital for another 2 — 3 days. The reports confirm that the actor has positive signs of malaria and dengue. At the time when he was admitted in the hospital, he was suffering from very high fever and respiratory disorder. The doctors declared that the WBCs and platelet count of the actor has shown a gradual increase and that the BMC has found traces of dengue mosquito at his residence. This is the reason the doctors suspected the actor to be dually affected.

The actor is now on a soft diet and has not responded negative since the beginning of the treatment.