Srinagar, IIOJK, June 16 : Hypertension is increasing at an alarming rate in the Kashmir Valley which is called a highly militarized zone of the world. Talking to Srinagar based news agency a nodal officer for Hypertension, Dr Junaid said that Hypertension is rising at an alarming rate in Kashmir valley, as around 10-20 percent are suffering from this disease, however the percentage varies from place to place.
He said that there are several reasons for Hypertension in the valley.
He added that hypertension is not same in everywhere but it varies from place to place and it has many causes.
Junaid said that if hypertension is left untreated it may causes organ failure slowly or can even cause death and stated that lot of stress can lead to mental illness as well. agencies