Sunday, 06 November 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The spike in the number of patients of the vector borne disease dengue is showing no sign of slowing down. The State Health department reported 31 new cases of the disease on Saturday. The department reported 12 new cases from Dehradun, ten from Nainital and nine from Udham Singh Nagar on the day. The cumulative number of cases of the dengue this season in the State has now mounted to 2,041.
It is generally believed that the cases of dengue reduce sharply with the onset of winters and its virus becomes ineffective at low temperatures. However, contrary to this belief the cases of dengue are still being reported, especially from the plain districts of the State.
The district vector borne diseases officer of Dehradun, Subhash Joshi said that aedes mosquitoes (the vector of dengue) have the capability to lay their eggs in one spoonful of water. One should keep the pots, vases, water bottles and coolers decanted so that breeding places of mosquitoes are destroyed. He said that anti-dengue activities are in full swing in the affected and the sensitive areas of the district. Joshi informed that the Health department with the help of ASHA workers has undertaken source reduction activity on a large scale in the city.
Dengue is a viral infection spread by the mosquito aedes aezypti commonly known as the tiger mosquito. The symptoms of the disease are persistent high fever, rashes, headache and pain in the joints.
