Four positive chikunguniya cases detected in Hooghly, 30 more persons show symptoms
Health workers are on their toes in Hooghly’s Polba block after four cases of chikunguniya have been detected over the past week.
Health workers are on their toes in Hooghly’s Polba block after four cases of chikunguniya have been detected over the past week.
The Tamil Nadu Health Department is on high alert following the increase in dengue cases in the state. Around 14,000 dengue cases and seven deaths have been recorded in the last nine months, which is the highest number of cases in the last seven years.
The latest victim of malaria is a person from Behala and in the past six months more than two hundred people have suffered from malaria and two of them have died.
The Education Department will ensure that dengue homework is done in MCD, Delhi government and all private schools in the city.
The Health Ministry on Laos on Wednesday said that the number dengue cases has increased to 6,488 with one death since January amid an ongoing surge.
Pointing to the alarming situation of dengue in the state, Suvendu Adhikari in his letter wrote, "At a time when you are choking in the national capital, the people of West Bengal are tormented by mosquitos.
The day is aimed at spreading awareness among people to take safety measures and protect them from the diseases spread by mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes locate a potential host through different sensory cues, such as your body temperature and the carbon dioxide emitted from your breath.
Infection caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Ross River virus (RRV) are transmitted by mosquitoes and cause severe arthritis, muscle pain and fever.
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world. Their ability to carry and spread the disease to humans causes millions of deaths every year
