Twins City affected by Dengue | How to protect yourself and your family?
“Dengue virus affected twin’s cities of the Pakistan since last single day”
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| Rawalpindi Islamabad affected by Dengue, How to protect yourself and your family? |
Dr. Zaeem Zia (District Health
Officer) said during the last 24 hours Capital city Islamabad reported 94 cases
and Rawalpindi reported 74 cases in last day. 54 dengue cases were from rural
areas and 40 cases from urban areas. The Polyclinic is the place where dengue
patients are admitted although 19 dengue cases in Holy Family Hospital and 7 dengue
cases in PIMS (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences), Three 03 cases for each
in Capital Hospital and Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi. While 30 dengue
patients are admitted in private hospitals of both cities.
In further report District Health Officer were reported dengue cases from different areas of both cities as under:
- 32 cases reported from Tarlai
- 06 cases reported from Alipur
- 05 cases reported from Tarnol
- 05 cases reported from Koral
- 03 cases reported from Sihala
- 02 cases reported from Sohan
- 01 cases reported from Rawat
- 04 cases reported from Bhara Kahu
- 02 cases reported from Jhangi Syeda
District Health team visited different areas and reported as, “Health department had conducted such activities along with special team where indoor enduring spray conducted in 2007 houses, fogging spray conducted in 2993 different points to eradicate Dengue worms” – Reported by: Dr. Zaeem Zia (DHO)
Total 910 containers marked and 04
of them was found positive on last day. Further reported by Dr. Zia that 194
containers were destroyed and remaining were covered by the district health
team.
The DHO Dr. Zia added more. Correspondingly,
962 potential social standing sites of dengue bugs were also found and eradicated.
For now, Total 74 Dengue patients
were testified in government hospitals of District Rawalpindi.
The Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU)
has explored in 2021 from very first date of January 2021 up to 30th
September of 2021 that 387 Dengue patients were confirmed. Total of Two thousand
Five hundred Thirty five dengue cases assumed as positive patients were testified
in OPDs of Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and District
Headquarters Hospital.
The most of the patients are
currently admitted in government hospitals including Sixty one 61 in Holy
Family Hospital. Fifty four 54 in Benazir Bhutto Hospital and Twenty Five 25 in
District Headquarter Hospital.
District Administration with the
collaboration of District Health Office and senior management of health department
reported that every day the number of the dengue patients are increased and
probably the most patients are coming from Misrial Road of Rawalpindi
Cantonment Board and also from Dhoke Chiragdin areas. (Fell in Chaklala
Cantonment Board – RCB)
This news reported by the Dr. Zaeem
Zia from Islamabad and Rawalpindi which is also known as twin’s cities of the
Pakistan.
How to protect yourself and your family members from Dengue Virus?
Dr. Chua Ying Ying the Consultant from Infectious Diseases department of Singapore General Hospital has told some tips about how to protect yourself and your family from Dengue Fever/Virus.
Following precautions can help you
to protect yourself and your family against dengue fever or virus:
- Protect against mosquito bites
- Apply some practical precautions
against Dengue like do breeding spray inside and outside your home
- Avoid visiting some dark places and
also avoid from water ponds besides your area.
- Use mosquito killer electronic gun
- Use mosquito killer spray
- Use mosquito killer oil
- When using spray, don’t spray
direct on the face. First spray on hands and apply it to the exposed skin.
- Make sure you have to care that do
not apply under clothes.
- After all, later on wash your hands
at least 20 seconds with detergent.
- Please avoiding to use on cuts and
wounds.
- Always wear long sleeves to cover
your body.
- If mosquito nets are available in
your areas please use mosquito nets while sleeping.
If you or your family member got rash or negative reaction from these precautions please consult a family doctor or move to the nearest hospital and get treatment as soon as possible.
Note: Dengue fever caused by the
bite of mosquito or dengue virus and can be transmitted in your skin / body. Following
are the dengue fever symptoms:
- Fever with cold
- Headache
- Body aches especially head and legs.
- Joint Pains
- Loss of Desire / Craving
- Vomiting. It’s a high symptom
- Mucosal bleeding
- Skin Outbreaks
Bed rest is very important to
protect yourself or your loved once. Although, reported as positive patients recover
within two weeks.
For live healthy and strong do
follow the doctor’s instructions and visit every month to the nearest
hospital or any health consultant.
