New Delhi: The surge in viral disease for the past few weeks has caused an increase in foot and reception of city hospitals.
Atlok Nayak Hospital, Medical Director Dr.
Suresh Kumar said they got 100-120 cases of fever disease every day.
“The number of Covid-19 cases is small.
Most cases of fever disease – patients with fever – caused by seasonal influenza or dengue fever which is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes,” Dr.
Kumar said.
Dr.
Suranjit Chatterjee from Apollo and Dr.
Atul Gogia from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) also confirmed the trend of increasing cases of fever.
“Unlike the previous year, this time around the case of dengue fever that came to us was quite severe.
Young patients are being rushed with high-quality fever, crazy liver function and other severe symptoms,” Dr.
Chatterjee said.
He emphasized the need to implement strict measures to reduce the incidence of mosquito-transmitted diseases, for example preventing stagnation of water in and around the household.
According to data distributed by city corporations, Delhi has recorded 158 cases of dengue fever and 68 malaria cases on September 11 this year.
At least 40 Chikungunya cases – Mosquito-transmitted diseases – have also been confirmed.
While the dengue fever and chikungunya were distributed by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes that breed in fresh water, malaria was spread by anopheles mosquitoes that could breed in dirty water.
“This year, the rain has staggered.
We tend to see more cases of mosquito-transmitted diseases in the coming days,” said Dr.
Gogia.
The warning signs of dengue fever include continuous vomiting, mucosal bleeding, difficulty breathing, lethargy / anxiety and low blood pressure, among others.
“Timely medical intervention can help prevent serious complications,” Dr.
Rakesh Pandit, Senior Consultant and Head of the Ministry of Internal Medicine at Hospital Aakash Healthcare & Super Special, said.
He added that they had received many patients with viral diseases since August the first week itself.
“Initially, most cases were related to seasonal influenza but now we also see cases of diseases transmitted with mosquitoes,” Dr.
Pandit said.
“The situation seems very important for children in several parts of the city.
The severity is higher among children and we have seen cases that need to be accepted, but there are no victims so far,” he added.