THURSDAY, 13 October 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The prevalence of Dengue in Dehradun and Haridwar districts of Uttarakhand is continuing to increase at an alarming rate. On Wednesday, the state health department reported 74 new cases of the vector borne disease from different parts of the State. In Haridwar 40 and Dehradun 26 cases of the disease were reported by the health department.
In Dehradun district the authorities have so far reported 1142 patients with the disease in this season. The district vector borne diseases officer of Dehradun, Subhash Joshi said that all these patients of the disease are admitted in different hospitals of the city. He claimed that the health of all these patients is stable and they are recovering from the disease. Joshi added that the department with the help of Asha workers has undertaken source reduction activity on a large scale in the city. He added that the anti dengue activities are being done in coordination with Asha workers and Municipal Corporation and fogging is being done in the affected areas. Joshi said that the health department has also undertaken an awareness drive in which people are explained the ways to prevent the menace of the vector borne disease.
It is pertinent to mention here that Aedes Aezypti, the vector of the disease, strikes during the day time and breeds in clear water. The doctors’ advice people to wear full sleeved clothes to prevent exposure to the mosquito bite and don’t allow water to get collected in their vicinity.
Dengue is a viral infection spread by the mosquito Aedes Aezypti popularly known as Tiger Mosquito. The symptoms of the disease are persistent high fever, rashes, headache and pain in the joints.
In the acute cases the platelet count of the blood is drastically reduced which may prove fatal for the patient. In Uttarakhand the disease is more prevalent in Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts
Ways to prevent Dengue
1 Don’t allow water to collect in and near houses.
2 Regularly decant fridges, coolers, pots or cans.
3 Spread kerosene or other oils on small water bodies which are effective to destroy the larvae of Aedes mosquito.
4 Inform the district authorities of fogging to kill mosquitoes.
5 Aedes strikes during day time and flies near ground level so wear full sleeved clothes at work places.
6 Immediately seek medical advice when someone develops fever.
