Doctors and authorities fear that the cases will rise if there is another round of rainfall in the coming days.
At least 30 fresh cases of dengue were reported by the various MCDs in Delhi last week, thus taking the total count of people affected by the diseases to 136, three times higher than last month in just two weeks of September. The total number of cases of malaria and chikungunya, however, reported by September 15, are four and zero, respectively.
Overall, all the cases for the three diseases have gone down as compared to 2017 where dengue and malaria were 1,177 and 410, respectively by this time last year whereas Chikungunya was 283 last year and 60 this year.
Doctors and authorities fear that the cases will rise if there is another round of rainfall in the coming days.
As per the MeT department, there will be light showers in the coming days leading to more cases of these vector-borne diseases. While dengue is showing a significant rise, malaria and chikungunya cases dropped from 19 to nine.
"There is definitely rise in malaria and dengue cases as compared to last month but the situation is definitely better than last year," says Doctor SP Byotra, Head of Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. "It is strongly suggested to keep the surroundings dry and free from mosquito breeding zones, we do not need another epidemic," he adds.
Apart from the vector-borne diseases, the capital is currently reeling under a spate of viral fevers with incessant rain. Many are falling sick off viral fevers thus leading to increased visits at the hospitals.
"Viral fever usually subsides on the third day of its onset but this time we are witnessing patients with consistent fever for more than three days.," says Doctor Rajesh Bhudiraja, Internal Medicine, Asian Institute of Medical Science. "The earliest recognisable symptoms of a viral infection are often fatigue and body ache. This may be followed by the onset of fever. In most cases, the fever is accompanied by a sore throat, running nose, nasal stuffiness and red eyes. A headache is also a common symptom of viral infection. Vomiting and diarrhoea may be present in some cases," he added.
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- Overall, all the cases for the three diseases have gone down as compared to 2017 where dengue and malaria were 1,177 and 410, respectively by this time last year whereas Chikungunya was 283 last year and 60 this year.
- Doctors and authorities fear that the cases will rise if there is another round of rainfall in the coming days. MeT has predicted light showers in coming days
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