Karachi: Dengue terror continues, another woman dies of fever
Toll of infected people has crossed the figure of 2450, says Masood Solangi
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Dengue fever on Friday, claimed the life of another woman in Karachi. The toll of infected people has crossed the figure of 2450 in the current year.
The latest prey of the dengue fever named Nighat, got admitted in Dow University Hospital Karachi a week ago. The 42-years-old from Shah Faisal Colony area is the seventh to die of dengue so far.
On the other side, manager of Dengue Preservation and Control Program, Dr. Masood Solangi said that the number of dengue patients is increasing rapidly. He said that in Sindh, most cases of the dengue fever are surfacing from Karachi.
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The number of dengue patients in Rawalpindi reached 35 on Thursday. A total of 2500 dengue fever cases have been recorded this year.
22 years old Naeem who was admitted in Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi, also died on Thursday. Before Naeem, 8 other patients of dengue have been killed by the fatal fever. Most dengue cases are surfacing from the Cantonment , Chaklala Board, Rawal and Pothohar Town areas of Rawalpindi.
Dengue virus is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitos. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows other symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joints pain, swollen glands and rash. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums, severe pain in eyes muscles and red palms and soles.
Dengue stricken people with low level of immunity because it is caused by one of four serotypes of virus, it is possible to get infected by dengue multiple times. However, an attack of of dengue produces immunity for a lifetime to that particular serotype to which the patient was exposed.
The virus is contracted from the bite of a stripped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previously bitten an infected person. The mosquito flourishes during rainy seasons but can breed in water-filled flower pots, plastic bags and cans, any time of the year because it survives in clean water. A single bite of the mosquito can be enough to infect a person.
The virus is not contagious and cannot be spread directly from one person to the other. There must be a person-to-mosquito-to-another-person pathway.
A comprehensive anti-dengue campaign is being run to prevent the dengue virus from spreading in Rawalpindi division.
