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December 8, 2021
After a horrific COVID wave, India's health system is now overwhelmed by a different virus
by Gvs Murthy, The Conversation
After a deadly second wave of COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals in India earlier this year, the country is battling yet another viral outbreak. Hospitals are struggling to treat dengue, a viral disease that spreads through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
At least 15 Indian states have been badly affected, including the capital city of Delhi that reported a five-year high in the number of cases.
Data from the federal health ministry suggests more than 100,000 dengue infections and 90 deaths were reported in the country from January to October...
December 8, 2021
After a horrific COVID wave, India's health system is now overwhelmed by a different virus
by Gvs Murthy, The Conversation
After a deadly second wave of COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals in India earlier this year, the country is battling yet another viral outbreak. Hospitals are struggling to treat dengue, a viral disease that spreads through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
At least 15 Indian states have been badly affected, including the capital city of Delhi that reported a five-year high in the number of cases.
Data from the federal health ministry suggests more than 100,000 dengue infections and 90 deaths were reported in the country from January to October...
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