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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : October 6, 2014 11:38 AM IST
Rishi Qaddafi, eight-year-old boy who was a resident of South Delhi, died due to dengue on Friday at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. He is the first victim of dengue in Delhi this year. The child was already suffering from leukaemia (blood cancer) and had developed dengue, confirmed Dr Dhiren Gupta, senior consultant, Pediatric intensive care and Pediatric Pulmonology.
'Dengue this year is not much prevalent. For the past one week, I have been seeing one or two cases of dengue per week which are non-serious. But in this particular case, because of leukaemia, the disease showed severe manisfestions,' said Dr Gupta. Rishi, who hails from Srinagar, was admitted to the hospital on September 29 with high fever. This year, 98 cases of dengue have been reported in Delhi till September 27. Delhi recorded 5,574 cases and six deaths in 2013.
What are the symptoms of dengue?
Characterized by severe flu-like symptoms, dengue affects infants, children and adults alike and could be fatal. The clinical manifestations of dengue vary with the age of the patient. A person suffering from high fever in the range of 40 C/ 104 F, accompanied by any two of the following symptoms could be suffering from dengue:
Symptoms usually last for 2-7 days. Dengue could progress to severe dengue, a potentially fatal complication, causing leaking of plasma, fluid accumulation, respiratory distress, severe bleeding and organ impairment.
Source: PTI
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