May 17, 2022 11:45 am
Last year, there were eight deaths due to the vector-borne disease and the toll peaked to 65, the maximum in the country, in 2017, the Minister said. However, awareness measures and prompt detection helped diagnose dengue at an early stage, he said.
May 16, 2022 12:35 pm
"Visit the nearest hospital when there are any signs of dehydration like less urine output, sunken eyes, lethargy and rapid breathing," Dr Lakshmi Priya said
April 12, 2022 1:26 pm
According to Dr Col Vijay Dutta, senior consultant-internal medicine, children older than six years of age are most likely to be infected by this mosquito-borne pathogen
April 02, 2022 12:53 am
Last year, the state had registered 12,720 cases of dengue and 42 deaths while there were 2,526 cases of chikungunya. State entomologist Dr Mahendra Jagtap said that while vector-borne diseases are usually reported from July to December, the risk of dengue is there in areas that face water shortage.
January 06, 2022 11:58 am
Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) chief spokesperson and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the Kejriwal government paid Rs 221.56 crore to the MCD for dengue-malaria management in the last five years but it spent only Rs 141.45 crore.
December 28, 2021 2:42 am
Moreover, 131 new dengue cases were added to the weekly bulletin on Monday, taking the total number of infections this year to 9,545.
December 07, 2021 7:28 am
The national capital recorded one death due to dengue in 2020, two in 2019, four in 2018, and 10 each in 2017 and 2016.
December 06, 2021 4:19 am
Every second house in Kolkata’s Baguiati afflicted with vector-borne disease, residents claim
December 02, 2021 8:39 am
🔴 It rapped the civic bodies for failing to tackle the dengue situation this season and questioned whether responsibility has been fixed for the doubling of cases this year.
November 28, 2021 11:11 am
Dengue is basically a viral infection, so it will take its course and subside. The treatment is symptomatic treatment with a lot of hydration. The patient must ensure that they have proper intake of liquids and fluids so they may never get dehydrated.
September 16, 2015 11:49 am