The spread of dengue is taking a serious turn in India. Within last six weeks, thirteen people died in New Delhi. Thousands of health workers are now going to every house in New Delhi and spraying pesticides to stop the spread of dengue. According to the report published in International Herald Tribune:
“New Delhi's health minister, Yoganand Shastri, told reporters the moves to stop the spread of dengue were aimed at keeping the outbreak from becoming an epidemic.
But if "the outbreak is not contained by Tuesday, we will declare it an epidemic," he told reporters.
Female Aedes mosquitoes transmit the disease, and symptoms include high fever, joint pain, headache and vomiting. It is in rare cases fatal.”
Till now, more than four hundred dengue cases have been found in New Delhi and Hariana states and Uttar Pradesh.
Dengue is a very fatal disease. The worst thing is that there is no specific medicine to treat dengue. However, if proper steps are taken, then one can recover within two weeks. Those who are suffering from dengue should have proper bed rest, drink lots of water and take medicines to reduce fever. Dengue mainly spreads from mosquito bites and for protection use mosquito repellant and wear long sleeved shirts, socks, long pants and shoes.
Another most important thing is that you should keep the surrounding environment of your house and office clean. The mosquito that spreads the dengue virus mainly breeds in stagnated water. Few days ago, I have written about dengue spreading in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India’s most prestigious medical school. The main reason behind this was dirty environment. So keep your house and office clean. HOPE YOU ALL BE IN GOOD HEALTH!!
Unfortunately, Dengue is spreading so much in some parts of India. Here is the link to latest news.
Posted by: Shriti | October 8, 2006 1:13 PM | Permalink to Comment