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Written By: Agencies | Updated : October 1, 2016 11:42 AM IST
The dengue toll in Uttar Pradesh's state capital rose to 148 with the death of seven more people, an official said.On Friday, at least 54 new patients tested positive for the vector-borne disease in various hospitals of the city, taking the number of patients to 1,800. Officials informed that fogging and spraying of anti-larva medicines was on at many localities.'We hope that the weather turns quickly reducing the temperatures and putting an end to dengue and other vector-borne diseases,' said a health department official, pointing out that the mosquitoes would not survive in cold weather. The Chief Minister's office along with the Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar are said to be personally monitoring the situation. Diagnosis of dengue is usually done based on patient s symptoms and physical examination, especially in endemic areas. A probable diagnosis is made on the findings of fever with the following symptoms: nausea and vomiting, rash and generalized pain. Here is why timely and accurate diagnosis of dengue is the need of the hour.The common tests used in dengue diagnosis are:
We have always believed that prevention is better than cure and dengue is a communicable disease spread by mosquitoes from one human to another. So, the only way it can really be prevented is by avoiding mosquito bites. Other measures that can be employed to prevent dengue include -
