Reza Mahmud :
Diarrhoea is becoming epidemic in the capital and other parts of the country due to gradual rise in temperature for the last few days of the summer.
Experts said, the diarrhoea is a water borne disease and the children are mostly the victims of it because they drink unsafe water, juice and also take ice-cream to get rid of hot weather.
Dr. Ayesha Akter, In-charge of the National Health Crisis Management Center and Control Room of the Health Department told The New Nation, “The increasing temperature is the cause of the outbreak of diarrhoea.”
She said, over 5000 diarrhoea patients have been admitted in International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in last 11 days since March 20 to 30.
Icddr,b records said 428 patients were admitted on March 20, 462 on March 21, 466 on March 22, 458 on March 23, 468 on March 24, 477 on March 25, 527 on March 26, 506 on March 27, 553 on March 28, 507 on March 29 and around 400 on March 30.
Dr. Ayesha said, in some districts diarrhoea patients are reportedly increasing.
Among those, On Thursday, 55 diarrhoea patients were admitted to hospitals in Bogra, 52 in Kishorgonj, 53 in Comilla, 13 in Rangamati, 20 in Dinajpur, 46 in Thakurgaon and 51 in Jessor.
The Chief Physician (Clinical Service) of icddr,b, Dr. Pradip Kumar Bardhan told The New Nation, “The number of diarrhoea patients increased in the recent days, but there is no reason of panic for this.”
He said over 507 diarrhoea patients were admitted to hospitals and in the last 24 hours at the icddr,b, most of those are children.
“The main reasons for spread of the disease are unsafe water and unawareness about washing hands before taking meals,” he said.
The expert stressed on to take safe water and to wash hands before taking meals every time.
“The parents should keep watch on their children when they take water, juice and ice-cream,” he said.
Diarrhoea is becoming epidemic in the capital and other parts of the country due to gradual rise in temperature for the last few days of the summer.
Experts said, the diarrhoea is a water borne disease and the children are mostly the victims of it because they drink unsafe water, juice and also take ice-cream to get rid of hot weather.
Dr. Ayesha Akter, In-charge of the National Health Crisis Management Center and Control Room of the Health Department told The New Nation, “The increasing temperature is the cause of the outbreak of diarrhoea.”
She said, over 5000 diarrhoea patients have been admitted in International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in last 11 days since March 20 to 30.
Icddr,b records said 428 patients were admitted on March 20, 462 on March 21, 466 on March 22, 458 on March 23, 468 on March 24, 477 on March 25, 527 on March 26, 506 on March 27, 553 on March 28, 507 on March 29 and around 400 on March 30.
Dr. Ayesha said, in some districts diarrhoea patients are reportedly increasing.
Among those, On Thursday, 55 diarrhoea patients were admitted to hospitals in Bogra, 52 in Kishorgonj, 53 in Comilla, 13 in Rangamati, 20 in Dinajpur, 46 in Thakurgaon and 51 in Jessor.
The Chief Physician (Clinical Service) of icddr,b, Dr. Pradip Kumar Bardhan told The New Nation, “The number of diarrhoea patients increased in the recent days, but there is no reason of panic for this.”
He said over 507 diarrhoea patients were admitted to hospitals and in the last 24 hours at the icddr,b, most of those are children.
“The main reasons for spread of the disease are unsafe water and unawareness about washing hands before taking meals,” he said.
The expert stressed on to take safe water and to wash hands before taking meals every time.
“The parents should keep watch on their children when they take water, juice and ice-cream,” he said.
