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While Delhi and many other states including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have seen a sudden spurt in <keyword id="64895" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dengue-cases" source="Orion">dengue cases</keyword> in the last couple of days, government data showed that the number of <keyword id="6360092" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dengue" source="Orion">dengue</keyword> cases has recorded a significant rise in the last few years. Moreover, states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan witnessed the maximum number of cases of dengue during 2021 among all the states. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan recorded 29750, 23389 and 20749 dengue cases respectively during 2021. Delhi also recorded a significantly higher number of cases at 13089 during the same year. A total of 1.93 lakh cases were reported from all across the country in 2021. Government data revealed that 2020 had witnessed a remarkably lower number of 44,585 cases probably due to the Covid related restrictions in most parts of India as against 1.57 lakh cases in 2019. This year, a considerable number of dengue cases have been reported from Delhi and many cities of Uttar Pradesh. As per reports, UP has so far registered over 2,200 dengue cases, with the state capital Lucknow reporting over 300 cases. Similarly, Delhi has also recorded nearly 1000 cases. Officials said that October can be the most vulnerable period for the spread of dengue in Delhi and recent spells of rain have only added to the woes. Recently, the Delhi government asked hospitals to reserve 10-15 per cent beds for patients of vector-borne diseases. Government data showed that 346 deaths were reported across the country due to dengue in 2021 as against 56 deaths in 2020 and 166 deaths in 2019. The central government intervenes whenever there is a sudden rise in dengue cases. Reports said that a six-member team has been sent to Uttar Pradesh very recently by the <keyword id="83655" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Health-Ministry" source="Orion">Union Health Ministry</keyword> to collaborate with the state authorities in taking public health measures for dengue management in the districts of Firozabad, Agra and Etawah. The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) is the nodal agency under the umbrella of the National Health Mission for Vector Borne Diseases (including dengue) prevention and control in the country. The NCVBDC has issued multiple advisories to the States/UTs for detection and control of outbreaks, preparedness and capacity building to take effective measures for vector control, involvement of the non-health sector, ensuring availability of drugs, diagnostics, insecticides, equipment and to fill up the vacant positions of entomologists. Moreover, training has been imparted to doctors on case management and to entomologists on integrated vector control at the central and state level. As per a parliament reply on August 2, 2022, free diagnostic facilities through 769 Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals and 17 Apex Referral Laboratories have been made functional. 1.92 lakh IgM tests have been provided by the Centre. It said that the NCVBDC provides technical guidelines for prevention, control, and management of dengue cases in States/UTs. Under the National Health Mission, budgetary support is provided to States/UTs for dengue control activities including dengue case management, vector control activities (provision of domestic breeding checkers, insecticide, fogging machines etc.), training support, awareness activities etc. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/unseasonal-rains-have-damaged-crops-agri-minister/articleshow/94879881.cms" style="">Unseasonal rains have damaged crops: Agri Minister</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/its-not-just-lockdown-covid-too-is-linked-to-poor-mental-heath-says-lancet-study/articleshow/94858362.cms" style="">It's not just lockdown, Covid too is linked to poor mental heath says Lancet study</a>

Dengue cases show a spike, October is the most vulnerable month

The hospitals across West Bengal, both public and private, are overflowing with <keyword id="6360092" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dengue" source="Orion">dengue</keyword> patients. According to an official in the state health department, 800-900 cases are being reported on an average daily. This could send West Bengal to the top of the list among the states in the country where dengue cases have been reported, in just over a month. According to the figures released by the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NVBDCP), West Bengal had reported only 239 cases till August 31. In the 40-odd days since, the number of cases in the state has surpassed 20,000, the state health department admits. Apart from Kolkata, most cases are from districts like North 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Murshidabad, Siliguri and Darjeeling. "Lack of proper sanitation, clogged drainage systems, accumulation of rain water due to unplanned urbanisation are some of the reasons behind this spurt. There has certainly been some negligence on the part of civic bodies entrusted with monitoring the situation and combating the threat. Sufficient intervention was not carried out and efforts weren't made to prevent the accumulation of water near human settlements. The presence of cattle sheds, encroachments and the like in urban and semi-urban areas added to the mess," the official in the state health department said. There was hardly any activity by the civic bodies over the last fortnight due to Durga Puja celebrations across the state. State government offices -- including civic bodies -- have remained closed since October 1 and will open from Monday. Health officials hope that measures will be taken on a war-footing thereafter to prevent further spread as hospitals have started running out of space, despite opening temporary wards for the dengue patients. West Bengal's record hasn't been too good, so far as combating the disease is concerned. In 2015, it recorded fourth highest figures after Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. In 2016 and 2017, West Bengal was at the top of the list. No records were available for the next two years from the state. In 2020, West Bengal was again in second position after Punjab. Doctors say that more than the figures, people's suffering is what matters. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/gambian-cough-syrup-issue-384-people-arrested-after-462-samples-found-spurious/articleshow/94737827.cms" style="">Gambian cough syrup issue: 384 people arrested after 462 samples found spurious</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-reports-2756-fresh-covid-cases-21-deaths/articleshow/94737352.cms" style="">India reports 2,756 fresh Covid cases, 21 deaths</a>

Dengue cases in Bengal shot up by 20,000 in a month

The number of <keyword id="6360092" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dengue" source="Orion">dengue</keyword> cases witnesses a sharp rise in September with more than 400 new infections being reported in the last week of the month. A total of 693 cases of dengue were reported last month till September 28, according to a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday. The city recorded a total of 525 dengue cases till September 21 this year while 412 fresh cases were reported in the week that followed, taking the tally of the vector-borne disease in the city to 937 so far this year, it said. In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst dengue outbreak since 1996. Of the 937 total cases recorded till September 28 this year, 75 were reported in August. It is also the highest number of dengue cases logged during the January 1-September 28 period since 2017, when the corresponding figure was 2,152. No death has been reported so far this year due to the disease. A total of 125 cases of malaria and 23 cases of chikungunya have also been reported this year in Delhi till September 28, the report said. The MCD has said that it has been conducting drives to check the spread of dengue. Amid a spike in dengue cases in the national capital, many people down with viral infection are exhibiting "overlapping symptoms" of Covid and the vector-borne disease, leaving both patients and doctors perplexed about the exact diagnosis. Cases of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria are usually reported between July and November, sometimes stretching till mid-December. Its symptoms include high fever, headache, rash and muscle and joint pain, which are quite similar to that of Covid which also includes fever or chills, muscle or body aches, fatigue and headache among others. In such a situation it has become difficult to ascertain whether a person suffering from fever, body ache and headache is Covid positive or not, doctors said. Amid the continuous spurt in dengue cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had recently said that a plan has been devised to combat the vector-borne disease. Last year, 9,613 dengue cases were recorded in the city, the highest since 2015, along with 23 deaths -- the maximum since 2016. According to the MCD report, the city recorded 23 dengue cases in January, 16 in February, 22 in March, 20 in April, 30 in May, 32 in June and 26 in July. According to the MCD report, breeding of mosquito larvae has been found at 1,30,544 households this year till September 28. Authorities issued 96,189 legal notices for mosquitogenic conditions, and 35,668 prosecutions were launched. In 2018, Delhi had reported 481 dengue cases during the January 1-September 21 period, according to the report. The figures in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were -- 282, 212 and 273, respectively. Ten deaths each were reported due to dengue in 2016 and 2017, four in 2018 and two in 2019. According to official data, 4,431 dengue cases were recorded in Delhi in 2016, 4,726 in 2017, 2,798 in 2018, 2,036 in 2019 and 1,072 in 2020. PTI KND. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/phonepe-moves-domicile-from-singapore-to-india/articleshow/94622278.cms" style="">PhonePe moves domicile from Singapore to India</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/floodlight-failure-and-a-snake-on-the-field-cause-interruptions-in-the-second-t20i-at-guwahati/articleshow/94616518.cms" style="">Floodlight failure and a snake on the field cause interruptions in the second T20I at Guwahati</a>

Delhi reports over 400 cases of dengue in a week, taking the tally to 937

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has attributed the significant <keyword id="20029550" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rise" source="keywords">rise</keyword> in <keyword id="20233512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dengue-cases" source="keywords">dengue cases</keyword> in the city this year to an increase in the number of <keyword id="22375552" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="testing-centres" source="keywords">testing centres</keyword>, which has grown from 36 to 900 compared to last year, according to an official report. As of July 6, Delhi recorded over 256 dengue cases, which is nearly double of the 136 cases recorded in the corresponding period in 2023 and the highest since 2020, according to the report's data. In previous years, the number of dengue cases stood at 153 in 2022, 38 in 2021, and 22 in 2020. The highest number of dengue cases were recorded in the Najafgarh Zone, the report said. No deaths due to the vector-borne disease have been reported so far this year. Last year, 19 deaths occurred due to dengue, the second-highest since 2020. "The rise in the number of cases this year is because more testing centres have started collecting samples and reporting the dengue cases to the civic body. Until last year, there were about 36 testing centres. Now, this number has increased to 900 because of which the numbers appear to be inflated," a senior civic body official said. The peak season for dengue is yet to arrive in Delhi and the situation will call for urgent attention when the monsoon advances, providing a suitable atmosphere for <keyword id="21283114" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mosquito-breeding" source="keywords">mosquito breeding</keyword> to increase significantly, the official said. Usually, it takes about 10-15 days for a larva to become an adult mosquito that spreads dengue. The MCD is taking various measures to curb breeding at the source, another official said. According to the report, in areas under the jurisdiction of other agencies like New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), Delhi Cantt and Railways, around 10 dengue cases were reported as of July 6. The report also shows data on other vector-borne diseases. The number of malaria cases reported until the end of last week stood at 90, while chikungunya cases were logged at 22. The MCD conducted over 1.8 crore house visits to check for domestic mosquito breeding and found breeding in over 43,000 houses, the report said. It has issued nearly 40,000 legal notices and challans for violating the Malaria and other <keyword id="22294655" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vector-borne-diseases" source="keywords">Vector Borne Diseases</keyword> Bye-Laws 1975 Act, it added. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/global-pc-shipments-report-growth-for-the-second-quarter-up-by-3-in-q2-2024/articleshow/111656566.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/global-pc-shipments-report-growth-for-the-second-quarter-up-by-3-in-q2-2024/articleshow/111656566.cms" target="_blank">Global PC shipments report growth for the second quarter, up by 3% in Q2 2024</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-6-vs-oneplus-open-who-wins-the-foldable-race/slidelist/111651797.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-6-vs-oneplus-open-who-wins-the-foldable-race/slidelist/111651797.cms" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs OnePlus Open – who wins the foldable race?</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-6-galaxy-z-flip-6-galaxy-ring-and-more-launched/articleshow/111637913.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-6-galaxy-z-flip-6-galaxy-ring-and-more-launched/articleshow/111637913.cms" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Ring and more launched</a>

Rise in dengue cases due to more testing centres in city: MCD

Amid a spike in <keyword id="64895" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dengue-cases" source="Orion">dengue cases</keyword> in the national capital, many people down with viral infection are exhibiting "overlapping symptoms" of COVID-19 and the vector-borne disease, leaving both patients and doctors perplexed about the exact diagnosis. Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, sometimes stretching till mid-December. Its symptoms include high fever, headache, rash and muscle and joint pain, which are quite similar to that of COVID-19 which also includes fever or chills, muscle or body aches, fatigue and headache among others. In such a situation it has become difficult to ascertain whether a person suffering from fever, body ache and headache is <keyword id="8764262" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="covid" source="Orion">Covid</keyword> positive or not, doctors said. "Covid cases are declining right now, but the virus is still there. I am still seeing Covid cases in my OPD. In the last 3-4 days, two cases were detected in OPD and one later in an ICU. However, on an average, dengue infection is on rise right now," said Dr Suranjit Chatterjee, a senior consultant at <keyword id="56368" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="apollo-hospitals" source="Orion">Apollo Hospitals</keyword>. "There are a few overlapping symptoms when it comes to both dengue and Covid, such as fever, bodyache and headache, and in such cases diagnosis cannot be that black and white. So, we are prescribing both Covid and dengue test to ascertain the exact infection. In fact, in some cases, even malaria and typhoid tests are also being done," he said. However, if a patient is suffering more from sore throat and cough and their fever is not very high, then Covid infection is more probable. So, a dengue test is not being prescribed in cases "where we can differentiate from the nature of symptoms," Chatterjee added. Doctors at many government and private hospitals are reporting a rise in footfall in OPDs after a continuous spike in dengue cases in <keyword id="66" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="delhi" source="Orion">Delhi</keyword> in the past two weeks. Most of the patients are complaining of fever, cough, sore throat and body ache or headache or both. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital - Delhi government's largest hospital and the main COVID-19 facility - is also reporting dengue cases with some of the patients being admitted after their platelets level had fallen beyond the normal range. Dengue fever can result in a drop in white blood cell and platelet counts. The normal platelet count in the body ranges from 1.5 to 4 lacs, which can go down to as low as 20,000 to 40,000 in the case of dengue patients. "Yes, rising dengue cases are making diagnosis difficult now. Earlier, we would analyse symptoms and Covid test would be prescribed if they had fever or other matching symptoms. Now not only patients, but even doctors are confused about the exact ailment due to their overlapping symptoms," a senior doctor at the hospital said. Over 520 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year till September 21, as per the data shared by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). According to a report released by the civic body on September 26, as many as 281 cases have been reported this month alone till September 21. The spurt in dengue cases in the national capital has come after Delhi was lashed by incessant rains recently. 106 cases of malaria and 20 cases of chikungunya have also been reported this year in Delhi in the same period, the report said. Of the 525 total cases recorded till September 21 this year, 75 were reported in August, which is the highest number of dengue cases logged between January 1 to September 21 since 2017, when the corresponding figure was 1,807. Malaria, dengue and chikungunya are accompanied by high-grade fever and, therefore, doctors feel that people might think that they have contracted COVID-19, or even vice-versa. Chatterjee said many people are reluctant to get the COVID-19 test done, fearing they will have to go in isolation as they want to "go on with their lives". "So, given the slump in daily Covid cases in Delhi and rise in dengue cases, many are assuming that if they have fever or sore throat or body ache, it is either regular viral infection or something else, but not Covid. But, it could be Covid too, as the coronavirus is still amidst us," he cautioned and urged people to get themselves tested for Covid too if symptoms persist. At many workplaces, employees continue to work despite having cough, cold or sore throat, while earlier when the <keyword id="8785701" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Covid-19-cases" source="Orion">COVID-19 cases</keyword> were on the rise, it would have been a strict no-no with an option of a 'work from home' regimen given to them, doctors said. "But, I would urge people to not assume any kind of fever as a regular flu, if their symptoms are prolonged and intense, consult a doctor," Chatterjee added. 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Overlapping symptoms of dengue, Covid-19 confusing in many cases, say doctors

<ul><li>Delhi has reported a surge in <keyword id="20233512" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dengue-cases" source="keywords">dengue cases</keyword>, with 300 new cases reported in the last seven days.</li><li>This takes the total number of dengue cases reported in Delhi to 1,229 in 2024.</li><li>There has also been a rise in malaria and <keyword id="22649903" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chikungunya-cases" source="keywords">chikungunya cases</keyword>.</li></ul>Delhi has reported over 300 dengue cases in the past seven days, taking the total number of cases in the national capital so far this year to 1,229 as mosquito-borne diseases seemingly are on a slow but steady rise in the city, according to official data. Cases of malaria are considerably higher so far when compared to last year. Delhi has reported 363 malaria cases till this month while the figure stood at 294 in the corresponding month in 2023. As per a PTI report, the total malaria cases last year were 426. Most malaria cases are reported from the West Delhi zone. As for Chikungunya, 43 cases have been reported so far. This is nearly double than last year when the figure stood at 23. A total of 65 cases of the virus were reported last year. The most number of chikungunya cases have been reported from the South Delhi zone this year. Last week, the city witnessed a spike of nearly 250 cases of dengue in seven days. As per Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) data from January till September 21, a total of 1,229 dengue cases have been reported in the city with the death of a 54-year old registered in Lok Nayak Hospital, a senior official at the hospital had confirmed. Delhi reported 651 cases of dengue this month. Last month, a total of 256 dengue cases were reported in the city. The number of cases has become three-digit since August, it said. Last year, Delhi reported 3,013 dengue cases till the corresponding month, a manifold increase from 525 in 2022. A total of 9,266 cases were reported in the entire year while 19 dengue deaths were registered in the city last year. In September alone, the figure stood at 2,141 cases in 2023. The most number of cases this year are reported from the Najafgarg zone at 180. In a week, 45 cases have been reported in the area, the highest of all the zones besides the south zone where an equal number of cases were reported this week. The non-MCD areas governed by other agencies like NDMC, Delhi Cantt, and Railways, reported 312 dengue cases to the total tally, as per the data. To enforce mosquito control laws, the MCD has issued over 1.14 lakh legal notices and 39,338 challans to those who allowed mosquito breeding on their properties. Repeat offenders have been fined Rs 24.82 lakh, and police complaints have been filed against 9,241 people who didn't follow the rules, as per the data. The civic body also plans to increase fogging operations at major upcoming public events like Dussehra and Durga Puja and step up inspections and anti-larval measures in areas with high mosquito populations to curb the infectivity of the virus. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sebi-report-reveals-the-ugly-truth-of-fo-trading-in-india-93-of-retail-traders-incurred-losses/articleshow/113620397.cms">SEBI report reveals the ugly truth of F&amp;O trading in India – 93% of retail traders incurred losses</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/gopro-hero-the-companys-smallest-4k-camera-launched-at-23990/articleshow/113591944.cms">GoPro Hero, the company’s smallest 4K camera launched at ₹23,990</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/jio-and-airtel-lost-subscribers-in-july-after-tariff-hike-bsnl-records-growth/articleshow/113548793.cms">Jio and Airtel lost subscribers in July after tariff hike, BSNL records growth</a>

Delhi reports over 300 dengue cases in a week; malaria and chikungunya cases on the rise

<keyword id="66" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="delhi" source="Orion">Delhi</keyword> has registered a huge spurt in dengue cases, with over 100 people being diagnosed with the infection in the last one week, taking the tally of the vector-borne disease in the city to nearly 400 so far this year. According to a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (<keyword id="55093" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mcd" source="Orion">MCD</keyword>) on Monday, 152 cases have been reported in this month alone till September 17. The city had recorded 295 dengue cases till September 9. In the last one week, 101 fresh cases have been reported. Out of the 396 total cases recorded till September 17 this year, 75 were reported in August. It is also the highest number of dengue cases logged during the January 1-September 17 period, since 2017, when the corresponding figure was 1,465. No death has been reported so far this year due to the disease. Ninety-two cases of malaria and 17 case of chikungunya have also been reported this year in Delhi till September 17, the report said. A senior MCD official had earlier said the rising cases of dengue is a "matter of concern for us" and "we are working on measures to combat it". Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November, sometimes stretching till mid-December. Civic officials said dengue cases were recorded earlier than usual this year due to weather conditions congenial for mosquito breeding. Last year, 9,613 dengue cases were recorded in the national capital, the highest since 2015, along with 23 deaths -- the maximum since 2016. According to the MCD report, the city recorded 23 dengue cases in January, 16 in February, 22 in March, 20 in April, 30 in May, 32 in June and 26 in July. In 2018, Delhi had reported 343 dengue cases during the January 1-September 17 period, according to the report. The figures in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were -- 217, 172 and 211, respectively. Amid the spike in cases of dengue in Delhi, mosquito breeding was found at public places and government offices, including a police academy and a metro station, during an anti-dengue drive following which legal measures were taken by the civic authorities. "This year, MCD has issued 82,490 legal notices and 28,846 challans so far against defaulters," the civic body had said in a statement on September 16. Intensifying its ongoing drive for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases, the MCD has carried out a "massive drive to detect mosquito-breeding in the premises of government offices, construction sites, schools, universities, educational institutes, metro parking lots and metro stations". During the drive, breeding of mosquito larvae was found on their premises and the "department issued 42 challans and 18 notices", it said. Legal measures were taken against defaulters for mosquito-genic condition or breeding of larvae found on premises of Delhi Jal Board plant offices, Keshopur and Nangloi; DDA horiticulture unit, Janakpuri; Kukeja Hospital, <keyword id="6366598" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rajouri-garden" source="Orion">Rajouri Garden</keyword>, NITRD TB Hospital, Dwarka; Akash Institute IIT-JEE &amp; Medical, Dwarka; police stations at Paschim Vihar West and Seelampur; DJB Yamuna Vihar; Government Senior Secondary School, Brahampuri; PWD Office Gokulpuri; Delhi Police Academy, Sonia Vihar; BSES Kamla Market; metro station at Peeragarhi; and PWD Outer Ring Road, Peeragarhi, the statement said. Ten deaths each were reported due to dengue in 2016 and 2017, four in 2018 and two in 2019. According to official data, 4,431 dengue cases were recorded in Delhi in 2016, 4,726 in 2017, 2,798 in 2018, 2,036 in 2019 and 1,072 in 2020. In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst dengue outbreak since 1996. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/iit-guwahati-starts-incubation-centre-to-help-its-students-turn-entrepreneurs/articleshow/94304823.cms">IIT Guwahati starts incubation centre to help its students turn entrepreneurs</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-to-offer-up-to-60-off-on-galaxy-s20-fe-5g-galaxy-m53-and-more-during-amazons-upcoming-sale/articleshow/94303882.cms">Samsung to offer up to 60% off on Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Galaxy M53, and more during Amazon’s upcoming sale</a>

101 fresh cases of dengue in Delhi, tally rises to 396

The increase in number of dengue cases, ahead of the monsoon season, has put <keyword id="6354750" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="health" source="Orion">health</keyword> officials in <keyword id="6357713" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="uttar-pradesh" source="Orion">Uttar Pradesh</keyword> on alert. The state's Director General, Health, Vedvrata Singh said that Uttar Pradesh has the required medical infrastructure to counter the outbreak of dengue but the key to prevention was in the hands of the people. "There are 70 labs in the state with the facility of dengue testing at the moment and another 88 labs are being developed. Rapid Response (RR) teams have been formed at the block level who will take immediate action. Earlier such teams existed at the district level. At the same time, fever health desks have been established in every hospital," he said. Director, Communicable Diseases, A.K. Singh said that there is neither any medicine nor any vaccine for dengue and therefore, efforts should be made to prevent the mosquito bite. Even if the disease affects a person, recovery under medical supervision is possible, he noted. <keyword id="13953621" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="vikas-singhal" source="Orion">Vikas Singhal</keyword>, Joint Director, <keyword id="520601" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vector-borne-diseases" source="Orion">Vector Borne Diseases</keyword> (<keyword id="313015" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vbd" source="Orion">VBD</keyword>), said that people usually take fever lightly which costs them dearly. "If the fever persists, the patient should get tested for dengue. Upon diagnosis, high fluid diet should be taken along with medicines," he said, adding that patients should be saved from dehydration. Additional Director, Malaria Control, R.C. Pandey said that dengue can be stopped by united efforts by government, civic agencies and people. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/india-starts-testing-flu-patients-selectively-as-covid-numbers-plateau/articleshow/91610431.cms">India starts testing flu patients ‘selectively’ as COVID numbers plateau</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/corbevax-price-slashed-to-250-per-dose-inclusive-of-gst/articleshow/91598556.cms">Corbevax price slashed to ₹250 per dose inclusive of GST</a>

Rising dengue cases in Uttar Pradesh put health officials on high alert

The <keyword id="79024" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="New-Delhi-Municipal-Council">New Delhi Municipal Council</keyword> (NDMC) has issued 80 notices this month to the <keyword id="47718" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rashtrapati-Bhavan">Rashtrapati Bhavan</keyword> after <keyword id="6360092" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="DENGUE">dengue</keyword> mosquitoes were found breeding at various places especially near residential quarters of the Rashtrapati Bhavan staff. 

	"During this month, we have issued around 80 notices to various departments to check mosquito breeding on their premises," a senior NDMC official told PTI.
 

	The civic body has also constituted a four-member team after a meeting with the Director of the President's Estate to brainstorm ways and means to control mosquito breeding at Rashtrapati Bhavan at the earliest.
 

	"The team consists of one member each from sanitation and horticulture units at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and Malaria unit of NDMC Health Department.
 

	"This team will review the mosquitogenic conditions at various places in the President Estate and will help in precautionary as well as controlling measures," the official added.
 

	The council had last week issued challans to four hospitals including AIIMS and Safdarjung, various government offices and a school here after dengue mosquitoes were found breeding on their premises.
 "We had issued challans to four hospitals including AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital and <keyword id="209925" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lady-Hardinge-Hospital">Lady Hardinge Hospital</keyword> after their premises were found to be breeding ground for mosquitoes," the official said. 

	The Ministries of Finance and Home Affairs, Bihar Bhawan, Sikkim Bhawan and Uttarakhand Bhawan were issued notices by the NDMC for mosquitogenic conditions on their premises. 
 

	The council staff had also detected heavy mosquito-breeding conditions in five embassies including that of Ghana, Ethiopia, Singapore, Malaysia, Bhutan, Ethiopia and the Czech Republic, but no challans have been issued to them as the civic-body doesn't have an authority to do so. 
 

	The action comes in wake of the rising figures of the total number of cases from the vector-borne disease which shoot to an alarming 530, with over 440 of them being reported in August only. Two deaths have been reported due to this disease this year. 
 

	The dengue cases in the city is up this year by 251 cases compared to what was recorded last year by this time. 
 

	"We have issued a total of 137 challans this season for mosquito breeding inside institutions and households and served 3215 notices. 
 

	"During the inspection, if the premises are tested positive for mosquito breeding, they are issued notices. But if no improvement is found in the hygiene conditions during the next inspection, the defaulters are issued challans," the official said. 
 

	Earlier this month, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) had also issued 80 challans to government and educational institutions in the city, including JNU, DDA, DTC and PWD, for breeding of mosquitoes in their premises. 
 

	Dengue a vector-borne disease, is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. 
 

	Doctors say treatment is symptomatic with no specific cure, so if patients use pain medicines indiscriminately there is a risk of becoming resistant to these.

	 
	 
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Rashtrapati Bhavan served 80 notices for being a dengue mosquitoes breeding ground

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Mike Blake/ReutersA vector control team leaves after spraying pesticide through a Del Mar neighborhood where increasing numbers of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus in San Diego, California, U.S. May 18, 2016.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>The Trump administration released a major <a href="https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/">climate report</a> on Friday that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-report-us-economy-will-lose-hundreds-of-billions-2018-11">outlines current and predicted effects of climate change in the US</a>.</li><li>In the report, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-report-scary-conclusions-and-reason-for-hope-2018-11">scientists project</a> that the number of West Nile virus cases in the US will more than double by 2050 because of rising temperatures.</li><li>Zika virus, Lyme disease, dengue, and other infectious diseases are expected to become much more common, too.</li></ul>The number of West Nile virus cases in the United States is expected to more than double in the next 30 years. That's one of the dire predictions in <a href="https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/">the climate report</a> that the Trump administration <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-report-us-economy-will-lose-hundreds-of-billions-2018-11">released on Black Friday</a>. Scientists project that as average temperatures continue to rise, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-report-scary-conclusions-and-reason-for-hope-2018-11">the geographic ranges of disease-carrying insects</a> like mosquitoes and ticks will grow, putting more Americans at risk of getting infected with West Nile virus, Zika virus, Lyme disease, and dengue in the coming decades.The report, called the National Climate Assessment, is the fourth in an ongoing series mandated by a 1990 law. It analyzes the possible consequences of various levels of climate change in the US. With respect to West Nile virus, the report says, the US could see about 3,300 more cases each year by 2100 if current greenhouse-gas emission patterns continue. (That's under a scenario in which we keep putting more heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere for the rest of the 21st century.)The annual costs of those illnesses and deaths by 2050: $3.3 billion.The report also looks at a more optimistic scenario, which shows greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years, with further decreases after that. In that case, roughly half of the additional West Nile cases, along with half the costs, could be avoided.<h2>Valley fever and other diseases are projected to become more common as well</h2><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Reuters/Mike BlakeA worker adjusts a water irrigation system in a field near San Ysidro, California March 31, 2016.</div></div></div>The report also predicts that some regions of the US will see more drought, while others could see a 20% increase in precipitation. Almost everywhere, average annual temperatures will rise. Combined, these factors will likely lead to higher rates of many other infectious diseases in addition to West Nile virus. For example, droughts and dry conditions are known to cause a spike in cases of Valley fever. More cases of the illness, which is caused by a fungus in soil, have already been observed in states like Arizona and California. Valley fever sends people to the hospital in about 40% of cases and causes 75% of infected people to be unable to perform daily tasks for weeks or months. The geographic ranges of pests that carry tropical and subtropical diseases could expand as well.Outbreaks of dengue, for example, have recently been reported <a href="https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/23/">in southern Texas</a> because the mosquitoes carrying the tropical disease no longer get killed off by low temperatures in the state. <a href="https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/26/">Alaskans</a>, meanwhile, could get infected with tick-borne illnesses like Lyme at higher rates. These diseases are rare there now, but residents have already started to find non-native ticks on dogs (that did not travel outside the state).<h2>More Americans could also face a risk of waterborne diseases</h2><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://newsroom.ap.org/detail/TravelstilldangerousinfloodedareasofNorthCarolina/0daf416612d44803afb94986d2e4ea95/text?id=e3c24877-80e4-4ef5-85b3-dee645f4d36e&amp;st=hpsection&amp;mediaType=text&amp;sortBy=arrivaldatetime:desc&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=174&amp;currentItemNo=0">Matt Born/The Star-News via AP</a>Flooding from Sutton Lake has washed away part of US 421 in New Hanover County just south of the Pender County line in Wilmington, North Carolina on Sept. 21, 2018.</div></div></div>Waterborne diseases may also become more common as temperatures rise, the report said. A rise in instances of diarrhoeal disease, for example, has been linked to flooding, heavy rainfall, and high temperatures. These factors, and the sanitation issues they cause, could also increase rates of infections like cryptosporidiosis, which causes diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain.In addition to nationwide trends in infectious disease transmission, the report looks at some specific locations that are at risk. In Alaska, for example, environmental changes could reduce residents' access to clean water, since tundra ponds that provide clean water are shrinking due to climate change. Riverbank erosion could also lower water quality, and wastewater treatment systems could get damaged from coastal erosion or storm surges. This might force some Alaskans to use untreated water, reuse water, or ration water, which could cause waterborne infectious diseases to become more common, the report said. Heat waves and high temperatures could also make Americans more vulnerable to germs in water, such as Vibrio bacteria, which can cause deadly infections. <a href="https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/18/">In the Northeast</a>, shellfish are projected to make more people sick because warmer waters lead to to shell disease in lobsters and other pathogens in oysters.The transmission risk for some diseases could go down because of very high temperatures, the report said, and economic development could also reduce people's risk of getting some diseases. But overall, it's an upward trend. According to the report, the high-emissions, business-as-usual scenario would cause thousands of additional deaths in the US. "In the absence of more significant global mitigation efforts, climate change is projected to impose substantial damages on the US economy, human health, and the environment," the report said. "It is very likely that some physical and ecological impacts will be irreversible for thousands of years, while others will be permanent." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mosquitoes-bite-you-more-if-you-do-5-things-2017-7">5 things that make mosquitoes bite you more</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesYonta, 6, rests with her sister Montra, 3, and brother Leakhena, 4 months, under a mosquito bed net keeping dry from the monsoon rain in Cambodia.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>As average temperatures rise around the world, the geographic area in which disease-carrying mosquitoes can <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reasons-why-mosquitoes-bite-you-more-2017-7">thrive and transmit illnesses</a> like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zika-virus-mosquitoes-and-global-climate-change-2016-2">the Zika virus</a> and dengue fever is expected to grow.</li><li>According to a new study, if greenhouse gas emissions <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/greenland-approaching-threshold-of-irreversible-melting-2019-1">continue to rise unabated</a>, nearly 1 billion new people will be exposed to two species of disease-carrying mosquito over the next 60 years.</li><li>Europe, the US, and Canada in particular will see increased exposure.</li></ul>The danger of a mosquito bite extends far beyond a superficial skin irritation.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reasons-why-mosquitoes-bite-you-more-2017-7">These insects</a> can transmit fatal diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and the Zika virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists mosquitoes as one of the <a href="https://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/vector_ecology/mosquito-borne-diseases/en/">deadliest animals on the planet</a>, since they're responsible for millions of deaths every year worldwide.Dengue fever alone is the leading cause of death in the tropics and subtropics, with up to 400 million people infected yearly, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/">according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)</a>.Disease-carrying mosquitoes are - for now - only found within certain regions that have the temperature ranges those insects need to survive and thrive. But as the planet continues to warm (four of the past five years have been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oceans-warming-faster-than-we-thought-2019-1">the hottest on record</a>), mosquitoes' ranges are growing. Until now, temperatures have restricted the bugs to habitat belts around the Equator; however, they're beginning to venture farther north and south. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007213">A new study</a> published today in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases forecasts how climate change is likely affect the range and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zika-virus-mosquitoes-and-global-climate-change-2016-2">distribution of some virus-carrying mosquitoes</a>."We know these bugs are gonna move, and so we looked at what's that going to mean for us," Sadie Ryan, a medical geography professor at the University of Florida and co-author of the new study, told Business Insider.The study results showed that by 2050, the number of new people at risk of exposure to these diseases will approach 500 million. If greenhouse-gas emissions continue to rise unabated, nearly 1 billion new people will be exposed to these disease-carrying mosquito species by the year 2080.<h2>The consequences of climate change for human health</h2>Ryan said her research team wanted to "give a tangible view of what the risks are to human health" as temperatures rise and insects are able to live in more places.So the study looked at future changes in the geographical distributions of two mosquito species that can transmit dengue fever, the chikungunya virus, and Zika: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (the Tiger mosquito). <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">TT/GettyAs the climate warms, mosquitoes will venture farther from the tropics.</div></div></div>Scientists know that Ae. aegypti needs temperatures between 70 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit to thrive, while Ae. albopitcus prefers temperatures between 68 and 85 degrees. So the researchers modeled how average temperatures would change in different parts of the world by 2050 and 2080, based on various greenhouse-gas emissions scenarios. They then used that data to highlight new areas where the two mosquitoes could transmit diseases.The results clearly showed that an increasing number of areas outside the tropics - and the people who live in those areas - will become vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases within 60 years if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.The study noted that 6 billion people currently live in areas suitable for Ae. aegypti transmission for at least part of the year, and 6.3 billion people live in areas suitable for Ae. albopitcus (with significant overlap between the two populations).But by 2080 - in a "business-as-usual" scenario - an additional 1 billion people will be added to this at-risk group. <h2>Same diseases, new places</h2><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Dorioconnell/GettyBy 2080, more than 1 billion people could be newly exposed to mosquito-borne diseases.</div></div></div>According to the study authors, northern areas like Europe, the US, and Canada can expect to deal with these mosquito-borne illnesses in the future. "Places like Europe, North America, and high elevations in the tropics that used to be too cold for the viruses will face new diseases like dengue," Colin Carlson, a co-author of the new study, said <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/gumc-1pw032119.php">in a press release</a>. "The leading edge [of the mosquitoes' range] is rising northward and will hit European populations that are historically dense," Ryan said.Interestingly, the authors found that a "business-as-usual" scenario would lead some areas in southwest Asia and west Africa to get too hot for Ae. albopitcus, reducing the number of number of people at risk from that species there.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Getty Images/Tom ErvinDifferent mosquito species have different optimal temperature ranges and transmit different diseases.</div></div></div>Ryan and her co-authors also noted that regions in which populations lack previous exposure to mosquito-borne diseases are particularly at risk for explosive outbreaks when new illnesses are introduced.The 2015 Zika virus outbreak in the Americas is a prime example of that. The virus - and its association with birth defects - <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/zika-virus">prompted the World Health Organization</a> to declare "a public health emergency of international concern" after the virus spread rapidly across the Americas, with as many as 4 million infections in 12 months.Read More: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zika-virus-mosquitoes-and-global-climate-change-2016-2">There's a worrisome problem at the heart of the Zika-virus crisis that no one is talking about</a><h2>It might be cheaper to tackle emissions than control mosquitoes</h2>Ryan hopes these study results will be seen "less as the doom and gloom of 'it's all getting worse,' but rather as data that gives us the opportunity to plan for the future."Limiting climate change would protect hundreds of millions of people from a new risk of viruses, the authors wrote. <a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/115/24/6243">Another recent study</a> came to a similar conclusion: It found that limiting the world's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels could prevent 3.3 million dengue cases per year in the Americas alone, compared to a future with no emissions reductions. Currently, Ryan is also working to estimate the future spread of malaria under a similar model of climate change. Malaria is transmitted by female mosquitoes of the Anopheles species; in 2017 alone, the disease <a href="https://www.who.int/malaria/en/">caused 435,000 deaths</a> worldwide. "This model is just one tool in a great big tool box," Ryan said. "Now that we know what will happen under different scenarios, we have options on the table."Ryan said vector control - efforts to limit or eradicate insects that transmit diseases - isn't necessarily easier or cheaper than curbing greenhouse-gas emissions. Typical strategies for eliminating Zika-carrying mosquitoes, <a href="https://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/news/mosquito_vector_control_response/en/">for example</a>, include targeted insecticide spraying, the killing of larvae, and personal protection via repellents, nets, and clothing. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Earnie GraftonSan Diego County officials hand spray a two block area to help prevent the mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus in San Diego, California, U.S. August 19, 2016.</div></div></div>All of those methods cost a lot of money, Ryan said. Plus, they could lead to a rise in insecticide resistance among mosquitoes - and dealing with that scary situation would be "far more costly than mitigating climate change," she added.Regardless of what action we take, Ryan's study yet again highlights the very real threat that climate change poses to our species' own health. As Carlson put it in a press release, "climate change is the largest and most comprehensive threat to global health security." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mosquitoes-bite-you-more-if-you-do-5-things-2017-7">5 things that make mosquitoes bite you more</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus and dengue fever may have access to 1 billion more people in the years ahead

With healthcare becoming one of India’s largest sector in 2016, it is bound to draw interest. 
 
For doctors, making decisions can be very difficult as you navigate the healthcare system, especially when you need to choose between several treatment options. Curofy – India’s largest community of verified doctors, lying in the subset of healthcare IT, conducted a research to find out the most discussed diseases digitally by doctors this year. 
 
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Over the year, doctors have discussed over 80,000 cases around the spectrum of diseases. We have listed down the diseases most discussed in 2016 and here they go: 
 
 
1) Dengue was a major health concern this year. With the onset of hot and humid conditions across the country, discussions around infectious diseases namely- dengue (Rank 3) and malaria (Rank 8) increased rapidly during the months May-September 2016. In the segment of infectious diseases caused by mosquito bite, the screening played a pivotal role in the management of patients with dengue or malaria. 
 
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2) Dermatology managed to garner maximum attention amongst HCPs, majorly around diseases; herpes zoster (Rank 1), tinea corporis (Rank 2), psoriasis (Rank 6), to name a few. In addition to it, relevant screening and treatment options were discussed to accurately manage the patients with dermatological disorders, which included blood profiling, biopsy, and fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, azithromycin, respectively. 
 
3) <keyword id="6359018" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="diabetes">Diabetes</keyword>: Being the diabetic capital of the world, a consistent pattern was observed in the discussion around one of the major metabolic disorder- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Rank 4), which became the fourth most talked about disease amongst HCPs from varied specialties. 
 
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4) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-Rank 5): With the rise in pollution to harmful it was no surprise that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD-Rank 5) was the only respiratory disorder, which managed to become one of top discussed disease amongst HCPs, majorly from specialties- Pulmonology, General Practice, and Internal Medicine. Parallel to COPD and Psoriasis, the highly informative conversations around the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (Rank 7), either surgically or therapeutically, assisted in making malignancy to the list of top discussed diseases as well. 
 
5) Cardiomegaly (Rank 9) and hypertension (Rank 10) were equally discussed by HCPs over the year. The patients with cardiovascular diseases were often presented with comorbidities that led to comprehensive discussions around the management and treatment options for the same diseases, majorly by cardiologists.

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