Dengue Death Case

As India observes National Dengue Day on May 16, the government ramps up preventive action against mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever

Dengue is a viral infection caused by mosquitoes. It is a serious disease especially in children due to their immature immune systems

Dengue is a viral infection caused when an individual is bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus; this National Dengue Day know about its major symptoms and ways to prevent it

The first bout of dengue can be as life-threatening as the subsequent ones, according to a study which challenges the widely held belief that the viral disease is severe only in secondary infections. The research, published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, analysed severe dengue cases in a group of children in India, showing that more than half could be attributed to primary rather than secondary infection. Over the past two decades, dengue infections have greatly increased in India and the country has one of the largest number of cases globally. Dengue patients fall into two categories -- those experiencing the infection for the first time, known as primary infections and those who get re-infected after a previous exposure, known as secondary infections. The prevailing belief has been that only secondary infections pose significant risks, leading much of the research into vaccine development and treatment to focus on this group. An international team led by researchers at

According to the data, in the last week of December, 108 dengue cases were reported till December 31

Of the 1,572 dengue cases recorded this year, as many as 693 were reported in September alone

The DENV-2 variant has caused a rapid surge in dengue fever and death cases in Panchkula, Haryana

The team will collaborate with the State health authorities in instituting public health measures for Dengue management in Firozabad, Agra and Etawah districts

Out of the total 396 in the national capital till September 17, 75 were reported in August. However, no death has been recorded so far in Delhi due to Dengue

Kejriwal lauded residents' efforts in following the '10-hafte, 10-baje, 10-minute' campaign launched by him on September 1.

For medicines under price control, the mark-ups that Fortis took were anywhere between 5% & 350%; for price control category, family was overbilled between 10-200%.