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Dengue strikes again
29 Apr 2009, 2210 hrs IST, Nidhi Singhi, TNN
LUDHIANA: The deadly disease dengue is all set to spread its tentacles once again, as first two cases of disease in the state have been detected
in a private hospital. Two teams would be dispatched to the residences of the patients to check things, as to prevent its further spread. One of the patients belong to the city itself, while the other is from Jalandhar.
According to information, a 28-year-old city resident was admitted on March 31, in a hospital with high fever, headache and rashes all over the body. His blood platelet count was 1,45000 at the time of admission, which later went down to 1,20,000. Similar, was the case with the other patient hailing from Jalandhar, who was admitted on March 23 with complaints of fever, pain in epigastric area. After conducting the immunoglobulin (IG) test it was confirmed that both the patients were suffering from dengue.
Though, the patients were discharged after treatment, the question arises has the administration and health department not learnt some lesson from last year, when city reported the highest dengue cases.
The test reports and discharge summaries of the patients have been submitted to the civil surgeon for record as well as necessary action. The surgeon would send a special team to the residence of the patient who resides in the city, while the health department, Jalandhar, would take action in the other case.
Confirming the two cases, Dr SS Dheer district health officer informed that the department would send a team to check things at the residence of the patient and take necessary action, so that the disease does not spread further. He said that perhaps due to the soaring temperature, people have started using coolers without changing the old pads resulting in the spread of the disease, as the larvae needs 60-80% humidity in the air, which they get at room temperature.
The early spread of the disease could be attributed to several reasons.
According to the doctors it is because of the early showers.
Talking on the issue, Dr Anureet Gill, consultant internal medicine said, ?Generally dengue spreads during the post monsoon period in the months of June and July, but this year, early showers in March-April might have resulted in an untimely onset of the dengue season because humidity content in the air makes it conducive for mosquitoes to breed.
Dengue strikes again
29 Apr 2009, 2210 hrs IST, Nidhi Singhi, TNN
LUDHIANA: The deadly disease dengue is all set to spread its tentacles once again, as first two cases of disease in the state have been detected
in a private hospital. Two teams would be dispatched to the residences of the patients to check things, as to prevent its further spread. One of the patients belong to the city itself, while the other is from Jalandhar.
According to information, a 28-year-old city resident was admitted on March 31, in a hospital with high fever, headache and rashes all over the body. His blood platelet count was 1,45000 at the time of admission, which later went down to 1,20,000. Similar, was the case with the other patient hailing from Jalandhar, who was admitted on March 23 with complaints of fever, pain in epigastric area. After conducting the immunoglobulin (IG) test it was confirmed that both the patients were suffering from dengue.
Though, the patients were discharged after treatment, the question arises has the administration and health department not learnt some lesson from last year, when city reported the highest dengue cases.
The test reports and discharge summaries of the patients have been submitted to the civil surgeon for record as well as necessary action. The surgeon would send a special team to the residence of the patient who resides in the city, while the health department, Jalandhar, would take action in the other case.
Confirming the two cases, Dr SS Dheer district health officer informed that the department would send a team to check things at the residence of the patient and take necessary action, so that the disease does not spread further. He said that perhaps due to the soaring temperature, people have started using coolers without changing the old pads resulting in the spread of the disease, as the larvae needs 60-80% humidity in the air, which they get at room temperature.
The early spread of the disease could be attributed to several reasons.
According to the doctors it is because of the early showers.
Talking on the issue, Dr Anureet Gill, consultant internal medicine said, ?Generally dengue spreads during the post monsoon period in the months of June and July, but this year, early showers in March-April might have resulted in an untimely onset of the dengue season because humidity content in the air makes it conducive for mosquitoes to breed.