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Delhi reports over 300 dengue cases in a week, with malaria and chikungunya also rising, raising public health concerns.
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According to the World Health Organization, dengue is one of the fastest emerging infections and is currently the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease known.
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A surge in dengue cases has been seen in Delhi hospitals
Patients from outside Delhi, especially UP are coming for treatment
Several cases of malaria and chikungunya have also been reported
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The Delhi High Court on Friday hit out at the Delhi government and civic authorities over the spread of dengue and chikungunya in the national capital. Asking the two bodies to fulfil their duties, the court said: 'can't you work together? Please do your duties'.
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Dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, killed more than 200 people with Tamil Nadu reporting the maximum number cases, while over 60,000 people were affected by Chikungunya in India this year, official data showed.
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The national capital has witnessed a lesser number of dengue and chikungunya cases this year as compared to 2016 and the situation was "not bad", Delhi Government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Medicine piperazine offers a new perspective for therapeutic intervention, thereby inhibiting the spread of virus.
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With Diwali round the corner, these problems are bound to increase and knowing the symptoms for timely diagnosis and most importantly, our protection becomes our first and foremost priority.
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Local health authorities on Friday confirmed two new cases and reported two suspected cases of the painful, mosquito-borne illness chikungunya in Italy's Lazio region.
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Dengue is a viral infection commonly spread by the Aedes mosquito.
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As many as 58 cases of malaria were reported just last week, taking the overall cases in the city this year to 288, the report says.
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Mosquito-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, such as dengue, chikungunya, malaria, yellow fever, Zika virus, among others.
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Symptoms of H1N1 infection include fever, cough, nasal secretion, fatigue, headache, body ache and sore throat.
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Instead of their eradication, their ability to transmit diseases should be suppressed – completely wiping out the species may have wider effects.
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The idea behind using different languages-- Maithili, Bhojpuri, Hindi and Punjabi, besides Urdu and Sanskrit-- in awareness programmes is to maximise the outreach of the activity, a senior government official said.
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The development came as the HC was hearing several petitions seeking action taken by the Delhi government and civic authorities to stop the spread of dengue and chikungunya.
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People, who are affected with polyarthritis, normally have tender joints with acute pain.
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The Minister said the Health Department will run media campaigns to spread public awareness on dengue and chikungunya and by putting up hoardings.
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According to reports, over 100 people have lost their lives in the southern state of Kerala, succumbing to various diseases, such as, H1N1, leptospirosis and dengue from January till date.
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For the first time, an indigenously-developed vaccine against chikungunya has been developed and the first human trials are underway albeit on a slow pace.
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