Another 55 dengue patients hospitalised
Another 55 patients diagnosed with dengue fever have been admitted to different hospitals and clinics in the capital yesterday as the dengue fever monitoring by Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) marks a month today.
Although the dengue virus spreads during the months of May through August every year, the DCC began its dengue fever monitoring programme from June 28 that includes identification of dengue virus-affected people, areas they live in and trends of fever, a DCC health official said.
"We are monitoring around 150 government and non-government hospitals and clinics in the city to locate the most dengue-prone areas," he said.
During the one month of monitoring, a total of 710 dengue-infected people have been admitted to different city hospitals and none of them have died so far, claimed DCC.
The actual number of dengue-infected people is much higher than the DCC figures, a DCC official said requesting anonymity.
As a part of the ongoing anti-dengue drive by the DCC, a mass awareness rally was organised yesterday by DCC on the streets of ward 52 in Dhanmondi area that carried colourful banners with dengue-awareness slogans.
The DCC has identified Dhanmondi as a high dengue-prone area as a significant number of dengue-infected patients were detected in this area.
Dengue fever causes acute muscle and joint pain, high fever and severe headache while a more dangerous form can cause internal haemorrhage leading the patient to death.
Aedes mosquito spreads dengue and no vaccine for it has been invented yet.
Another 55 patients diagnosed with dengue fever have been admitted to different hospitals and clinics in the capital yesterday as the dengue fever monitoring by Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) marks a month today.
Although the dengue virus spreads during the months of May through August every year, the DCC began its dengue fever monitoring programme from June 28 that includes identification of dengue virus-affected people, areas they live in and trends of fever, a DCC health official said.
"We are monitoring around 150 government and non-government hospitals and clinics in the city to locate the most dengue-prone areas," he said.
During the one month of monitoring, a total of 710 dengue-infected people have been admitted to different city hospitals and none of them have died so far, claimed DCC.
The actual number of dengue-infected people is much higher than the DCC figures, a DCC official said requesting anonymity.
As a part of the ongoing anti-dengue drive by the DCC, a mass awareness rally was organised yesterday by DCC on the streets of ward 52 in Dhanmondi area that carried colourful banners with dengue-awareness slogans.
The DCC has identified Dhanmondi as a high dengue-prone area as a significant number of dengue-infected patients were detected in this area.
Dengue fever causes acute muscle and joint pain, high fever and severe headache while a more dangerous form can cause internal haemorrhage leading the patient to death.
Aedes mosquito spreads dengue and no vaccine for it has been invented yet.