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Dengue update: 20-year old dies in Bhopal, raising death toll to 7

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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : October 27, 2014 3:01 PM IST

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A 20-year-old resident of Indira Nagar lost the battle to dengue at Hamidia Hospital on Saturday. This is the 7th death of the season in Bhopal. According to hospital officials, the patient was admitted to the hospital late on Friday night in a very serious condition. He was put on ventilator, but died the next day due to dengue complications.

Causes of dengue

Dengue refers to a tropical disease caused by four different types of virus. It is usually transmitted by an Aedes mosquito that is infected with a dengue virus.

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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:

Here is a detailed information on symptoms of dengue

Prevention

Here are a few simple and practical tips to keep dengue at bay:

  1. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are known to bite humans during the day and their most common breeding grounds are man made containers. Therefore, it is advisable to not have any stagnant water around. Remember to clean out empty flower pots and not to over water potted plants. If the container that contains water cannot be emptied, remember to cover it well when not in use.
  2. Turn over empty pails and buckets, so that they do not collect excess water.
  3. Use mosquito repellants regularly. Apply it well on all exposed areas, during the day as well as at night.
  4. Make sure your window and door screens do not have any holes. If so, block those areas properly to eliminate mosquitoes.
  5. If someone at home is ill with dengue, try to not let the mosquitoes bite them or others in the house. Read further, here.

With inputs from IANS

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