18,760 dengue cases reported in country, highest in Kerala
India | July 04, 2017 21:23 ISTUnion Health Minister J P Nadda today asked the states to mount aggressive awareness campaigns to check spread of Dengue.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda today asked the states to mount aggressive awareness campaigns to check spread of Dengue.
Apart from enjoying the pacifying rains, you have to be very careful about your health and make sure that you don’t contract these deadly diseases.
It is not incurable, and a person suffering from this illness is supposed to build up a lifelong immunity.
Several hospitals are reporting a surge in the number of suspected dengue cases.
Some mosquitoes become immune to repellants over time.
At least 21 deaths due to dengue were reported last year at various hospitals, including nine at AIIMS, though the official tally of the SDMC stood at 10.
The directions were issued at a high-level meeting of officers from the municipal corporations, the Delhi government and among others, chaired by the Chief Minister.
With the season for the vector-borne diseases coming to an end, the number of chikungunya and dengue cases have plummeted in the national capital. Only 322 fresh cases of chikungunya were recorded in the past
Television actress Kishwer Merchant, who is popular for her stint in Bigg Boss 9, is suffering from dengue. She has been hospitalised and is under-going the treatment. The news was confirmed by the actress herself
At least 148 people have succumbed to dengue in Uttar Pradesh's state capital, an official said. On Friday, at least 54 new patients tested positive for the vector-borne disease in various hospitals of the city,
Two more deaths due to dengue, including that of young boy, have been reported in Delhi, taking the toll to 21.
In the wake of flu outbreak, the drug price regulator has announced a cut in the prices of all paracetamol tablets and injections, by up to 35 per cent.
Delhi has been under-reporting cases and deaths on account of dengue, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) claimed.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today slammed the Delhi government and civic bodies over their ‘shameful and shocking’ response to the dengue and chikungunya outbreak in the city.
Reeling under the menace of mosquitoes, the national capital has recorded the highest number of Chikungunya cases in the past six years. Citing the sensitivity of the situation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a fervent
In the wake of rising number of chikungunya and dengue cases in Delhi, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today visited several hospitals across the city to take stock of their preparedness in dealing with the issue.
Chikungunya and dengue continued to wreak havoc in Delhi with the death toll from the two vector-borne diseases climbing to 32.
In what comes to an affect from increasing death toll of dengue and chikungunya patients, Delhi government has finally launched a helpline to provide medical assistance to people and help them locate nearest fever clinics.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda today urged the people of Delhi not to panic over surging cases of chikungunya and dengue and focus on stopping the breeding of mosquitoes.
Two more chikungunya deaths have been reported in New Delhi, taking the number of fatalities to seven. According to reports, both of them were men and died of complications related to the disease at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.
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