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16 Dengue Cases on Patna Set Alarm Bells Ring

16 Dengue Cases on Patna Set Alarm Bells Ring
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Patna: At least 11 regions, most in the area of ​​Patna, has emerged as a bloody hotspot in this district.
According to the civil patna surgeon Dr.
Vibha Kumari Singh, 16 Dengue cases have so far been recorded in this district.
The State Health Department, on the other hand, has confirmed that 34 dengue cases have been registered in Bihar starting July 1 to August 28.
According to health officials, the case of dengue fever has been reported in four districts – Patna, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Nalanda.
Four Cases of Chikungunya confirmed so far have been recorded in the state.
District health officials have found aedes mosquito larvae (mosquitoes that can spread by bleeding) in 150 of 725 places in Patna during the survey.
Dr.
Singh said cases of diseases transmitted through vectors such as dengue fever were usually reported between July and November.
“16 Dengue cases in Patna have been reported from 11 different areas where fumigation and anti-larval medicine spray has been made.
These places include, Nayatola, Kankarbagh, Dariyapur, Agamkuan, Gulzarbagh, Mahendru, Mithapur, Rupaspur, Rajendra Nagar and Shahjahanpur in Daniyawan, “he said, did not add mutual death so far has been reported in the city.
Dr.
Divendu Bhushan of Medicine Department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna (AIIMS-P) said the number of dengue cases reported this year was quite low.
“Only 10 dengue patients (above 18 years) which have so far received treatment at AIIMS-P this year,” he added.
Dr.
Chandra Mohan Kumar, the additional professor of the Pediatric Department in AIIMS-P, said high fever, vomiting, extreme body pain, muscle aches, loss of appetite and redness in the eyes are some common symptoms.
“So far, we have admitted less than 10 patients in the pediatric ward.
Patients suffering from malaria also visited OPD,” he added.
There are no cases of dengue or chikungunya fever has been reported at PMCH so far.
However, the hospital administration has prepared a 30 bed ward for dengue fever patients.
Dr.
Kaushal Kishore, Head of the Department of Medicine at PMCH, said the hospital had witnessed a large number of bloody fever cases in 2019.
“We have expected Spurt in the case of dengue fever this year.
This is a lead time for the case of dengue fever.
After Diwali, no There will be cases of dengue fever.
The hospital is prepared to overcome the case of dengue fever and 30 dengue ward beds have been made, “he said.
In Nmch-Patna, a dengue ward has been made in the pediatric department and 10 e-Ward beds in the Ministry of Medicine.

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