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Written By: IANS | Updated : September 12, 2013 10:43 AM IST
At least 93 new dengue cases were reported on Tuesday in Odisha, taking the total number of affected people to 2,593 since June, an official said.
The menace shows no signs of abetting with government hospitals in many parts of the state receiving scores of patients every day, a state health control room official told IANS.
Of the new cases, 27 tested positive for the virus in Khordha district, followed by 20 from adjoining Cuttack, he said.
As many as 156 and 28 patients are undergoing treatment at Cuttack's Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, 26 km from here, and Bhubaneswar's Capital Hospital, respectively. Of them, 51 were hospitalised Tuesday, he said.
The mosquito-borne disease has spread to 26 of the state's 30 districts.
What is dengue?
Dengue fever is a communicable disease and its symptoms include high fever for four to five days, usually accompanied by severe headache, pain in eyes, muscles and joints besides rashes. After the fever goes away, blood platelet count starts dipping. This is the most dangerous phase of the disease.
How to prevent dengue?
Here are a few simple and practical tips to keep dengue at bay:
Dengue is a completely preventable condition; all you have to do is take a few steps to keep yourself and your family safe.
Source: IANS
