Kolkata: A 19-year-old boy, who has tested the positive dengue fever, died at the hospital on Tuesday, making him a joint death of the first reported in Kolkata this year.
Hospitals throughout the city have seen patients treated with dengue and malaria fever.
Now, puddles have been made everywhere after heavy rains over the past few days, doctors have warned that there may be an increase in the number of diseases transmitted through vectors in the coming days because the accumulation of water functions as a breeding place for mosquitoes.
Abirup Saha, a resident of James Long Sarani in Behala, has dropped with a fever three days before he was hospitalized.
When the fever did not subside despite treatment and his condition continued to deteriorate, he was treated at a peerless hospital on Monday.
In testing, the teenager found dengue fever and the number of platelets was revealed low.
“Platelet was transferred to the patient but he died on Tuesday, it was almost 14 hours after being hospitalized.
We have several cases of dengue and malaria fever.
Last year, we did not get one dengue case,” said Sudipta Mitra CEO of Leerless Hospital.
According to a source, Abirup is accepted by Barandagar’s address.
“This rain that allows the accumulation of water to provide the ideal breed for mosquitoes.
We may witness Spurt in the number of dengue and malaria fever patients in the next few weeks.
Dengue especially began to raise his head in September and peak cases in October.
However, hopefully, the amount may not achieve alarming proportion, such as the plague we see in the pre-covid period, “said Institute of Child Health (ICH) Associate Professor Paediatrics Giri Indices.
“As far as children, only a handful of cases of dengue fever reported in our hospital so far.
One child is treated to be triggered.” Internal drugs and critical care specialists in the Sujih Mukjate CMRI showed that because of the Covid scene last year, not many diseases Transmitting or other topically reported.
“But now, we have started not only getting dengue and malaria patients but also diagnosed with typhus scrubs.
We must see more of these cases until October, but the number will likely decrease from November,” said Mukherjee.
Almost all hospitals throughout the city currently have several malaria patients and dengue in care.
“We need to keep our environment clean and not let stagnant water.
Even a small amount of water stagnant in a broken piece of pot can be a breed for mosquitoes,” added Mukherjee.
Boy 19 Years of the First Dengue Fever in Kolkata This Year
