Dengue Cases Surge In Different Parts Of The Country

As the country grips with other diseases, including two confirmed Mpox cases who have been isolated and reported stable, India is now battling with dengue. It is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that can cause a range of symptoms from mild to severe, including headache, fever, vomiting, muscle or joint pain and skin rashes. The symptoms usually appear only 3 to 14 days after infection.

With monsoon receding and the transitional weather, along with other diseases, dengue too is making rounds.

Manipur Health and Family Welfare Minister Sapam Ranjan on Sunday said that dengue cases are rising in the case with it being 148 in August and going up to 230 in September so far.

The minister also stressed the need for community participation the fight against the disease. This is an urge to be more vigilant and now allow spaces to become mosquito breeding grounds and let the authorities inspect in case breeding grounds already exist.

As of now, Chandigarh has reported 722 cases of dengue, with Panchkula leading with 503 reported cases. The health authorities have also warned the residents to practice extreme caution as the dengue cases have a record of spiking from September onwards.

Along with dengue, many other cases of fever, cough and cold are also being reported in the OPDs and a sampling of around 20 to 30 patients is being done daily, and they are tested for dengue and malaria. Chikungunya is too on the rise, along with cases of influenza and typhoid.

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir also reported around 1,000 reported cases of dengue, with more than 60% of the cases from Jammu.

As per the reports, 11,254 tests were carried out across J&K, out of those, 1056 turned out positive. Among these cases, Kashmir only reported 9 positive cases of dengue.

The number has significantly gone up with the city reporting 272 new cases in 28 days, bringing the total count of dengue cases in Jaipur at 532. The SMS Hospital reports a sporadic rise in the cases of chikungunya too, with five cases of it being reported in the past three to four days.

Mumbai is also witnessing a rise in dengue cases with 1,718 cases reported between July and mid-September. Here too, other seasonal viruses and diseases like Chikungunya, H1N1 were reported, however, the good news is that these cases have dropped.

However, Hyderabad is facing a third major outbreak of chikungunya in a decade with unusual symptoms showing up. The symptoms include skin pigmentation around the nose, dengue-like rashes and altered taste.

The state of Karnataka has recorded 25,408 dengue cases with the death toll raised to at least 12 as of September 3 as per the data released by the health department of Karnataka.

In a recent case from Bengaluru, a 6-year-old girl who had bouts of fevers died within 48 hours of developing dengue. She is the first of two children who have died of dengue in a week's time in the city.

As per the parents the child had developed a fever and was given Dolo 250, after which she slept. However, the next day in the evening, she started to vomit and was taken to a hospital, where the parents learning that the child had fits. She tested positive for dengue, however, her 2.87 lakh platelet-count posed no immediate danger.

However, her condition deteriorated and she was out of breath and had to be placed in a ventilator. Her brain activity came down to 10% and doctors had informed the parents that the chances of survival were bleak. Her brain stopped working and her body experienced a multiple organ failure.

There are four dengue virus serotypes - DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4. This means a person can be infected four times.

DENV 2 is the most serious variant causing the most fatal symptoms. It includes vomiting, abdominal pain, high fever, restlessness, confusion, bleeding gums and nose. It can also lead to dengue haemorrhage syndrome (DHS) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS).