Sunday, 07 August 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
Four cases of the vector borne disease have been found in the district so far
In view of increasing cases of dengue, the Health department has started an intensive disease control campaign in provisional state capital Dehradun. On Saturday, one more patient of the disease was detected in the Araghar area of the city. The state health department has reported four cases of the disease in the district this season.
The district vector borne diseases officer Subhash Joshi said that the department has undertaken source reduction activity on a large scale in the city. He said 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.
He added that Apart from source reduction exercises the health department has also undertaken an awareness drive in which people are explained the ways to prevent the menace of dengue. Joshi said that the Aedes Aezypti, the vector of the disease, strikes during the day time and breeds in clear water. “One should wear full sleeved clothes to prevent exposure to the mosquito bite and don’t allow water to get collected in their vicinity,’’ he said.
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 platelets number decreases drastically which may prove fatal for the patient. In Uttarakhand the disease is more prevalent in Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
