After corona and monkeypox in Delhi, dengue also caught pace, till August 20, 189 cases were reported

New Delhi. Dengue has also gained momentum in Delhi. After Corona (Covid-19) and Monkeypox, dengue mosquito has also started scaring Delhiites. In the latest report of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), 189 cases of dengue have been reported in the capital till 20 August 2022. This number of dengue in Delhi is highest in recent years. Monsoon rains in the month of August have led to a spurt in dengue cases. Earlier in 2017, 185 cases were reported till the month of July. Amid rising dengue cases, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has said that the number of dengue cases is increasing due to mosquitoes in the monsoon, although not a single dengue patient has died so far this year.

Let us inform that till July 20 this year, 169 cases of dengue were confirmed in Delhi. So many cases of dengue have been reported in 12 zones of Delhi Municipal Corporation. In Delhi, 200 hot spots have been identified for the prevention of dengue. The Municipal Corporation claims that spraying is being done where mosquitoes are found.

Dengue also caught pace in Delhi
Talking about the last few years, till 30 July 2017, Delhi had 185 dengue cases, 40 in 2018 and 2019, 31 in 2020 and 52 in 2021. At the same time, 33 cases of malaria have been reported this year till 30 July 2022. Last year also 21 cases of malaria were reported. At the same time, in 2017, 171 cases of malaria were reported till July 30. Whereas, till July 30 last year, 11 cases of malaria were reported.

How does dengue happen?
Dengue fever is caused by the bite of the Aedes mosquito. After this, pain starts in the whole body. Mosquitoes breed due to continuous rains in the months of July to October. By the way, these mosquitoes breed only in clean water. The outbreak of these mosquitoes occurs mostly during the day. Aedes mosquitoes cannot fly higher than 3 feet.

According to doctors, the symptoms of the disease start appearing after 3, 4 days after the bite of the Aedes mosquito.

what to do if you have dengue
According to doctors, the symptoms of the disease start appearing after 3, 4 days after the bite of the Aedes mosquito. It may take longer than that. Doctors tell that when an Aedes mosquito bites, it sucks the blood of a person and leaves the dengue virus in the blood, then if the same mosquito bites another person, then he also gets infected with dengue.

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There are 3 types of dengue fever, out of which two fevers are considered very bad. Doctors believe that there are three types of fever namely Classical Dengue Fever, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). The worst of these three are DHF and DSS because if the patient suffering from this is not admitted to the hospital soon, then he can die.

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