Vector-borne diseases News

Dengue Outbreak In Delhi: CM Kejriwal has directed the Health Department to reserve beds for dengue patients and ensure adequate stock of medicines at hospitals and ‘mohalla’ clinics.

Delhi has reported 189 dengue cases so far this year 11 dengue cases have been reported last week Congenial mosquito breeding and adverse weather conditions are the reasons cited for rising cases

UP govt has spruced up the vigilance measures to prevent vector-borne diseases like dengue, cholera, diarrhoea and malaria The state govt has sent a team of specialist doctors to Etah, Mainpuri and Kasganj who will be training and guiding the local doctors to tackle the situation better

Brain damage was found in regions that generate new brain cells, and those that play a key role in memory and learning and contribute to brain health.

Although Zika was first identified more than 70 years ago, its ability to induce birth defects was not recognized until the massive 2015 South American epidemic, which sickened more than 1.5 million people.

In 2016, there were an estimated 445,000 deaths from malaria globally, compared to 446,000 estimated deaths in 2015.

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.

Glioblastoma affects 12,000 people per year in the United States, and was recently diagnosed in US Senator John McCain.

Dengue and chikungunya are caused by aedes agypti mosquito, which breeds in clear water. Anopheles mosquito, which causes malaria, can breed in both fresh and muddy water.

A 12-year-old boy had succumbed to dengue shock syndrome on August 1 at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, the first death due to the vector-borne disease reported in the city this year.

Dengue is a viral infection commonly spread by the Aedes mosquito. 

It is important for people with existing complications to stay safe and take preventive measures to avoid becoming susceptible to mosquito borne illnesses or swine flu.

The team's protein-based vaccine uses the smallest and most unique part of the Zika virus that can still elicit a potent and robust immune response.

 While the virus is not fatal to humans, it has been linked to serious birth defects in infants born to women who were exposed to the mosquito-borne disease, mainly through bites.

Symptoms of H1N1 infection include fever, cough, nasal secretion, fatigue, headache, body ache and sore throat. 

The molecular structure of the proteins involved in the Zika virus' replication process was first described only a year ago.

The number of infections nationwide is already 38 per cent higher than last year, when 55,150 people were diagnosed with dengue and 97 died, according to the Health Ministry.

Instead of their eradication, their ability to transmit diseases should be suppressed – completely wiping out the species may have wider effects.

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.

The Minister said the Health Department will run media campaigns to spread public awareness on dengue and chikungunya and by putting up hoardings.