Amidst the increasing cases of dengue, Health Secretary Dr. R Rajesh Kumar held a dengue control review meeting at the State Secretariat. More cases of dengue are being seen in Dehradun as compared to other districts.
उत्तराखंड में डेंगू के ‘डंक’ से दहशत, मरीज़ों की संख्या 1130 हुई, 15 की मौत
The increasing cases of dengue in Uttarakhand have raised concerns. The situation is that so far 1130 cases have been registered in the state. There is panic in the health department amid increasing cases of dengue. State Health Secretary R Rajesh Kumar gave information in this regard. He said that till now 1130 dengue cases have been reported in the entire state. 257 cases are active. He told that we have given necessary instructions in all the hospitals. In Dehradun we have made a dengue micro management plan. We have made a containment area strategy and our officers will go here and do 100 percent saturation. Our aim is to saturate every household. We will saturate 100% as soon as possible.
Amidst the increasing cases of dengue, Health Secretary Dr. R Rajesh Kumar held a dengue control review meeting at the State Secretariat. More cases of dengue are being seen in Dehradun as compared to other districts. Secretary Health took complete feedback from District Magistrate Sonika regarding this. Areas becoming dengue hot spots were also discussed in the meeting.
It was decided in the review meeting that with the collective efforts of all the departments, a mega campaign against dengue will be run in Dehradun district for the next four days. Medical officers and ASHAs in the district have been entrusted with the responsibility of door-to-door public awareness. Medical officers, Asha workers and teams of other departments will wake up from door to door to make people aware about dengue and will also work to destroy dengue larvae if they are present anywhere. Along with this, if the general public wants to get any information regarding dengue, the medical officers will work to provide it.
In this virtual meeting, District Magistrate Dehradun Sonika, Director General of Health Dr. Vinita Shah, Director Medical Education Ashutosh Sayana, Chief Medical Officer Dehradun Dr. Sanjay Jain, Director State Transmission Council Dr. Ajay Nagarkar, Program Officer NHM Dr. Pankaj Singh along with members of the district Dehradun. City health officer and other officials were present.
dengue symptoms
- Fever: The first symptom of dengue is fever. Sudden high fever occurs. Along with fever, chills also occur.
- Body pain: A person infected with dengue may have pain in the joints and muscles, which may make the person feel weak and unwell.
- Headache: Headache also occurs in dengue and at times it can be very painful.
- Dizziness: In dengue, a person may also suffer from dizziness and confusion.
- Cough and cold: Some people may also have the problem of cough and cold, which can be seen as a symptom of dengue.
- Swelling in the nose or throat: Some people may have the problem of swelling in the nose and throat.
All these symptoms usually appear about 4 to 10 days after the bite of an infected mosquito. If you experience these symptoms and see possible symptoms of dengue, you should immediately contact a doctor, because dengue can be a serious disease and it is important to treat it on time.
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