Sunday, 13 AUGUST 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The cumulative number of dengue patients in provisional State capital Dehradun mounted to 186 with the health department reporting nine new cases of the disease on Saturday.
The health department collected 540 samples of the patients for the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test on the day. A total of nine samples were found positive for the disease. Twenty eight patients of the disease are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of the district. The district vector borne diseases officer Subhash Joshi said the department is actively engaged in the source reduction activity and awareness campaign against the disease. 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.
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 district health authorities for 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.
