Sunday, September 25, 2011: According to the recent reports, the
number of patients being hospitalized with dengue fever and other
contagious diseases in Thiruvananthapuram is increasing.
As many as 814 persons have been confirmed with fever in the district
and are under treatment in various hospitals. In the district Kaliyoor,
Aryanadu and Vattiyoorkkavu are the areas reported with dengue fever
cases.
Ten persons have been confirmed with dengue fever so far. The
district health administration is worried that after what was thought to
be a lull period, viral fever cases are going up again.
The health authorities have urged the people to boil water before
drinking, to consume food when it is hot, to keep their houses and
surroundings clean and to dispose of garbage properly.
As any fever can be dengue fever and leptospirosis, those with fever
have been asked to consult doctors immediately. The people have been
asked to avoid outdoor food to curb the outbreak of Jaundice.
Dengue has the symptoms of sudden high fever and severe headache,
pain behind the eyes and nausea. The Health Services director has warned
against washing and bathing in murky waters and has instructed the use
of gloves and socks for animal caretakers and agricultural workers to
prevent the spread of rat fever.
They have also been directed to take a weekly preventive medicine,
which is available at the primary health centres, free of cost. The
symptoms of rat fever are high fever, headache, body ache, red eyes and
muscle cramps.
The preventive measures aimed at mosquito control include destruction
of mosquito breeding spots such as broken vessels, bottles, coconut
shells, tyre, garden pots, sheaths of plants, hollows of trees and even
the coconut shells used for collecting rubber latex, which will collect
water in them.
To prevent the spread of epidemics, patients are advised to use handkerchiefs while coughing and sneezing.
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