Friday, 16 September 2022 | PNS |DEHRADUN
39 new patients reported on Thursday
The prevalence of the vector borne disease, dengue, is continuing to increase at an alarming pace in Dehradun, the provisional capital of state. On Thursday the state health department reported 39 new patients of dengue in Dehradun district. With it the number of dengue patients in the district increased to 203
The district vector borne diseases officer of Dehradun, Subhash Joshi said that the condition of all the patients is stable and they are recovering from the disease.
Joshi said that the breeding places of mosquitoes inside the homes and vicinity should be destroyed. He said that Aedes mosquitoes – the vector of dengue- are capable of laying their eggs in one spoonful of water so the pots, vases, water bottles and coolers should be decanted. The officer added that the Aedes mosquito bites during day time so it is advisable that everyone should wear full sleeve clothes to reduce exposure of their body for the mosquito to bite.
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.
