The city also witnessed its eight leptospirosis death on September 21. The bacterial disease claimed the life of an 18-year-old boy from M/E ward.
A 27-year-old woman from Vikhroli succumbed to dengue infection on September 21, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials on Monday. In its report, BMC's health department said the patient had high fever and altered sensorium ten days prior to the admission. "She was admitted to Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital (LTMGH) in Sion on September 13. On September 21, she suffered a multi-organ failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome that lead to her death," said Dr Padmaja Keskar, executive health officer. This is the third confirmed dengue death so far this monsoon. As a precautionary measure to check the spread of the vector-borne disease, BMC officials have visited 550 homes and screened more than 3,300 people. Of the total count, three people had fever and were referred to a nearby dispensary for diagnosis and treatment.
The city also witnessed its eight leptospirosis death on September 21. The bacterial disease claimed the life of an 18-year-old boy from M/E ward. A BMC health official said, "The boy was admitted to Sion hospital on September 17 with fever and conjunctival suffusion. During Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, the boy would wade through stagnant water. He died of leptospirosis with acute respiratory distress syndrome," said Keskar. BMC said that its pest control department had visited 45 houses in and around the area where the patient resided and found 112 burrows. "About 1,100 people were screened for leptospirosis symptoms, of which four were referred to a nearby dispensary for fever," said Keskar. BMC's health report says there has been a slight rise in dengue and leptospirosis cases in the city this year. "In September 2015, there were 248 confirmed dengue cases. This year, there have been 296 confirmed dengue cases so far. There were 26 confirmed leptospirosis cases last year, there have been 30 confirmed leptospirosis cases so far this year," said Keskar. She added that according to a BMC survey on dengue cases, the prevalence was higher among males (76%). "We have observed that more working males are affected as the Aegypti Aedes mosquito, which is responsible for dengue, is a day biter. About 17.6% dengue cases were reported among children below 15 years. About 79.8% of dengue cases were reported among people in the group group of 15-45," said Keskar.
Dengue
The Aedes mosquito's breeding spots are being found in stagnant fresh water. Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with one of the four dengue viruses. The dengue fever is a febrile illness that affects infants, young children and adults, and occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
Symptoms appear three to 14 days after the bite and range from a mild fever to an incapacitating high fever, with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and rash.
Dengue haemorrhagic fever (fever, abdominal pain, vomiting and bleeding) is a potentially lethal complication, which mainly affects children. Early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by experienced physicians and nurses increase survival of patients.
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by a strain of leptospira. The infection is commonly transmitted from animals to humans when people with wounds or breaks in the skin come into contact with water or soil that has been contaminated with animal urine. Andheri (East), Santacruz, Kandivali and Chembur have reported the maximum number of leptospirosis cases.
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