Reza Mahmud :
The number of dengue-infected people is rising alarmingly in capital Dhaka and elsewhere across the country.
Sources said, seven people died of dengue hemorrhage fever in the last nine months, crossing all the previous records.
A total 3,775 dengue-infected patients have been detected from January to September 25 this year. At present, around 100 patients are undergoing treatment in city’s different hospitals and clinics.
According to a Health Department statistics, 3162 people were infected from dengue fever last year. Of them, six died that year.
“The frequent rains this year have caused the rise of numbers of Aedes mosquitoes which are responsible for dengue fever. Aedes usually breed in clean water. The people should be aware of the non usable clean water. They should not keep water more than two days in any pots,” Dr. Mukhlesuzzaman Hero, Deputy Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital told The New Nation.
Dr. Mukhlesuzzaman said, if any body falls in fever with pain, he/she should be taken to doctors quickly.
“So far, seven patients died of dengue in this year. Around 3,600 patients have left hospitals after getting treatment,” officials of National Health Crisis Management Centre Control Room told The New Nation yesterday.
Medical experts said, June to November is dangerous time for spreading of dengue fever. But this year the number of dengue cases were found from January because of frequent rains.
“Aedes mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. If water stay in any place three to five days, the Aedes mosquitoes laid eggs there. The more rain this year is the cause of rising numbers of dengue patients,” said Dr. Ayesha Aktar, in-charge of National Health Crisis Management Centre and Control Room of the Health Department.
Experts suggest, if anyone found with fever more than four days, he/she should be taken to doctors immediately. They said the alarming situation of the infected people is bleedings from
dental gums, nose or with stools. The infected people should not take medicine without doctors’ directions.
Officials said, the dengue cases are found more in elite residential areas like Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Dhanmondi, Ramna, Eskaton and Uttara.
According to Health Department data, 373 cases were found in 2014. but no one died that year. Besides, 1478 cases in 2013, 1286 cases in 2012, 1362 cases in 2011 and 409 cases in 2010. Six dengue patients also died in 2010.
The number of dengue-infected people is rising alarmingly in capital Dhaka and elsewhere across the country.
Sources said, seven people died of dengue hemorrhage fever in the last nine months, crossing all the previous records.
A total 3,775 dengue-infected patients have been detected from January to September 25 this year. At present, around 100 patients are undergoing treatment in city’s different hospitals and clinics.
According to a Health Department statistics, 3162 people were infected from dengue fever last year. Of them, six died that year.
“The frequent rains this year have caused the rise of numbers of Aedes mosquitoes which are responsible for dengue fever. Aedes usually breed in clean water. The people should be aware of the non usable clean water. They should not keep water more than two days in any pots,” Dr. Mukhlesuzzaman Hero, Deputy Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital told The New Nation.
Dr. Mukhlesuzzaman said, if any body falls in fever with pain, he/she should be taken to doctors quickly.
“So far, seven patients died of dengue in this year. Around 3,600 patients have left hospitals after getting treatment,” officials of National Health Crisis Management Centre Control Room told The New Nation yesterday.
Medical experts said, June to November is dangerous time for spreading of dengue fever. But this year the number of dengue cases were found from January because of frequent rains.
“Aedes mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. If water stay in any place three to five days, the Aedes mosquitoes laid eggs there. The more rain this year is the cause of rising numbers of dengue patients,” said Dr. Ayesha Aktar, in-charge of National Health Crisis Management Centre and Control Room of the Health Department.
Experts suggest, if anyone found with fever more than four days, he/she should be taken to doctors immediately. They said the alarming situation of the infected people is bleedings from
dental gums, nose or with stools. The infected people should not take medicine without doctors’ directions.
Officials said, the dengue cases are found more in elite residential areas like Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Dhanmondi, Ramna, Eskaton and Uttara.
According to Health Department data, 373 cases were found in 2014. but no one died that year. Besides, 1478 cases in 2013, 1286 cases in 2012, 1362 cases in 2011 and 409 cases in 2010. Six dengue patients also died in 2010.
