Three more dengue cases reported in Lahore
The surge in the disease has been linked with the torrential rains and accumulated water.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Three more dengue cases surfaced in the City on Saturday, escalating the toll of dengue-affected patients to 27 across the province.
The new dengue patients include 18-year-old Shehroz, 15-year-old Anum and 16-year-old Maham who belonged to Shadbagh, Ferozwala and Qila Lakhsman Singh respectively.
The surge in the disease has been linked with the torrential rains and accumulated water following rains.
Dengue affects between 50 and 100 million people in the tropics and subtropics each year, resulting in fever, muscle and joint ache.
But it can also be fatal, developing into haemorrhagic fever and shock syndrome, which is characterised by bleeding and a loss of blood pressure.
Caused by four strains of virus spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, there is no vaccine -- which is why prevention methods focus on mosquito control.
It has attracted the attention of the Government of Pakistan, especially the Punjab Government since it is widespread in that particular province of the country.
As of November 2011, it had killed over 300 people and over 14,000 were infected by this mosquito-borne disease. Majority of the people infected were from Lahore.
