Devanjana Mukherjee, Khabri Media
This figure is three times more in September this year than in September last totaling to 30, 295 people undergoing treatment in 12 government hospitals.
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It is the end of September month, but the state of Bihar doesn’t seem to have a breath of relief as its Dengue tally crosses more than 6,000 cases. Once again 314 new dengue patients were found in the state on Sunday. With this, the number of dengue patients increased to 6735 this year. 6460 patients have been found in September alone.
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According to the National Center for Vector Borne Disease Control of the Union Health Ministry, till September 17 this year, there have been seven deaths due to dengue in Bihar. According to Health Department data, a total of 13,972 cases were reported last year. As of September 30, 295 people were undergoing treatment in 12 government hospitals.
It said that 1,896 cases of dengue were reported in September last year. This figure is three times more in September this year than in September last. On Friday, 416 cases of dengue were reported in the state, out of which the maximum cases were 177 in Patna, 33 in Munger, 28 in Saran, 27 in Bhagalpur, and 17 in Begusarai. This year the tally has crossed a broken record. As per the records, 416 new cases have risen in the past 24 hours thus making more than 6000 cases in the past month.
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The patients affected with Dengue have been kept in various hospitals across the state. If we take a look at the reports, then almost 295 cases are admitted in different State Medical College hospitals. Apart from this, JLNHMC, Bhagalpur, has the highest number of patients totaling 127. Patna Medical College has 13 cases, PMCH has 28 cases, NMCH, Patna has 8 cases, SKMCH, Muzzafarpur has 17 cases, DMCH, Darbhanga has 3 cases, ANMCH, Gaya has 16 cases, GMC, Betia has 6 cases, GMC, Purnia has 5 cases, JNKTMCH, Madhepura has 8 cases, and VIMS, Pawapuri has 39 cases.
If reports are to be believed, the numbers are increasing every 4 hours. Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh has asked all the hospitals to remain in alert mode. As per requirement, testing kits have been provided to hospitals for dengue testing. All hospitals have been asked to reserve beds as per requirement so that patients do not face any problems in treatment after admission. Health officials have also asked the public to keep a check on symptoms accordingly.
The symptoms of Dengue are listed such as high fever followed by severe headache, muscle and joint pain, anxiousness, nausea followed by vomiting, tastelessness, tiny dots/rashes on the upper part of the body, bloating, fatigue, weakness, etc. These cases are usually found in children and mild cases amongst adults.
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However, in serious cases, symptoms like extremely high fever persist in patients. These are divided into two parts, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHS) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). DHS shows signs like yellowish/pale skin, nose, and mouth bleeding, severe loss of appetite, decreasing platelet count, sore throat, and breathlessness. DSS, on the other hand, shows symptoms like normal dengue signs along with low blood pressure, low pulse rate, cold hands and feet, severe stomach ache, etc. If similar symptoms are visible in a person and have a fever from the past 4 to 5 days, they should immediately go for a Dengue test and keep themselves safe.
According to the official health department’s record, cases in Bihar’s capital city Patna are at an all-time high. On Saturday, September 30, 177 new cases were registered. Several government hospitals such as IGIMC, PMCH, NMCH, and AIIMS, Patna had a total of 127 cases. The rest of the patients are admitted to private hospitals and clinical lab test centers. Areas like Kankarbagh (10 cases), Pataliputra (55 cases), New Patna City (36 cases), Bankipur (22 cases), etc. tallied these many cases. However, the rest of the cases belong to several different village areas located in Patna.
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District Malaria Official Dr. Subhash Chandra Prasad stated that most of the cases have mild symptoms but also requested adults to keep children safe. He suggested that children should wear full-length clothes and also remove stagnant water from all places like coolers, flower pots, holes, curved utensils, and so on.
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The health ministry on Saturday further urged the public to consume proper food items like fruits such as Kiwi, Papaya, Orange, Pomegranate, Pear, Pineapple, and Coconut water. He further added that the intake of vegetables like Pumpkin, Spinach, Raw Papaya, etc. will boost immunity and aid in the increase of platelets.
Municipal Commissioner Animesh Parashar said that the Municipal Corporation is also making the common people aware of dengue prevention through the Smart City’s Variable Messaging Display, DMD, and PS system. The team of Patna Municipal Corporation is working on alert mode to prevent dengue.
Apart from this, a medical team has also been provided by the Health Department. Doctors deputed by the corporation are visiting various wards to make people aware of dengue. Along with this, in his presence, special fogging and anti-larva spraying is being done in dengue-affected houses.
