Fw: Worst dengue outbreak in Kolkata

 

 

From: DCW Behala

Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:28 PM

To: dcw-behala@googlegroups.com

Subject: Worst dengue outbreak in Kolkata

 

The city may be facing its worst dengue outbreak. Two children have died at BC Roy Children's Hospital since Sunday night and many of the 20 kids admitted to the hospital with dengue are in critical condition.

 

As in Salt Lake, there seems to be a deliberate attempt to suppress dengue figures. The health department website pegs the number of dengue affected at 542 in Kolkata, but civic officials admit the real figure is far higher (may be around 1000 as per News channels). More than 200 cases have been reported from Kasba, Garfa, Haltu and EM Bypass in the last four days alone, they said. To compare, 300-400 people were infected in the last major dengue outbreak in 2005, of whom 12 died.

 

Doctors and their families, too, have started to feel the onslaught of dengue. With the rush of dengue patients growing at an alarming rate across the city, doctors treating those infected at some hospitals have started falling prey to the deadly virus. For more details read:

 

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-28/kolkata/33449196_1_dengue-outbreak-dengue-virus-dengue-figures

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Dengue-nails-down-doctors-family-members/articleshow/15914971.cms

 

  

 

 

Precautions to prevent dengue fever are far better than getting infected. With some necessary dengue fever precautions one can get rid of it and can easily deal with dengue virus before its deadly affect.

 

Symptoms of Dengue Fever

 

Typical symptoms of dengue fever include:

·        fever

·        headache

·        sore muscles

·        nausea

·        vomiting

·        rash

 

Symptoms of dengue fever vary with age of the patient such as infant and young children get a measles-like rash with high fever whereas older children and adults get mild illness, severe headache, sore eye, body pain, vomiting, appetite loss and nausea along fever. In DHF bleeding and shocks also occur.

 

Precautions from Dengue

 

Avoiding mosquitoes bite is the major precaution against dengue fever. People should take following necessary precautions to combat dengue fever before it gets in body:

·        Keep home, environment and surrounding hygiene

·        Remove all stagnant water and containers

·        Keep all drains well maintained and repair all chokes

·        Avoid accumulation of ground water

·        Fill up all defective grounds

·        Don't store water

·        Avoid unnecessary irrigation

·        Cover all containers properly

·        Change flower vase water once a week to prevent dengue mosquito breeding there

·        Wrap all unused plastic tyres

·        Regularly change water in animal drinking containers

·        Use mosquito repellents to avoid mosquito bite

·        Use mosquito screen to prevent mosquito attack

·        Use aerosols and mosquito coils to kill mosquitoes

·        Wear long sleeve and fully covered clothes

·        Use mosquitoes net around bed while sleeping

 

Measures to be adopted During Dengue

 

Patient infected by dengue fever must follow these measures:

·        Consult your Physician immediately

·        Get a blood test by microbiological laboratory

·        Take plenty of water and cold fluids

·        Bath in cold water and place ice bag over abdomen and head

·        Don't take aspirin

·        Get proper medical checkup

·        Add few drops of lemon in apple juice and then have this fluid as it replaces lost platelets