Dengue infection in 51 people from Chitwan

According to Dinesh Rupakheti, head of Public Health Office Chitwan, dengue infection has increased in Ichchakamana Rural Municipality this year. He said that 45 people in the village have been infected with dengue so far. So far 6 people have been diagnosed with dengue in Bharatpur Metropolitan Municipality. He said, 'Dengue infection is more in the market area of ​​Ichchakamana Rural Municipality and Bharatpur Metropolitan City.' He said awareness has been increased in infected areas with the increase in infections. In the

district, from July 2080 to June 2081, dengue infection was observed in 1,831 people. According to Chief Rupakheti, 23,840 people were tested for infection.

Dengue disease is more common especially in August and October. He said, 'Now, since the beginning of July, dengue infection has started to be seen.' This disease is transmitted by the bite of a female Aedes mosquito. This mosquito bites mostly in the morning and evening. This disease appears when water starts freezing everywhere with the rainy months.

This mosquito thrives in plastic, tin cans, drums, empty or old tires, pots, clean water collected in coolers, open water tanks, etc . If the water collected in these places is not cleaned, the outbreak of disease will increase .

When you get dengue, symptoms such as eyeballs and headaches, body aches, joint, bone and muscle pains, body rashes and bleeding, and high fever appear. He said that symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bleeding from the nose or gums, and bleeding will appear. To avoid dengue is to avoid mosquito bites .

Dengue fever was first seen in Nepal in 2004 in Chitwan. This disease was confirmed in a Japanese tourist who came to visit Chitwan. Head of Office Rupakheti informed that he returned to Japan after treatment due to normal fever and dengue was confirmed during the test. Then in 2006, dengue patients were found in some districts of Terai and Inner Madhes.

In 2009, nine people were infected with dengue in Chitwan, he said. Along with this, fever patients from neighboring districts also came to Chitwan for treatment. In 2010, during the testing of 3,298 people, dengue infection was found in 739 people.

Similarly, during the financial year 2074/75, 1,291 people were tested for dengue in 59 people. It is mentioned in the data of the office that one person died at that time. Similarly, in the year 2075/76, 1,951 people were tested and 31 people were found to have dengue.

In the year 2076/77, during the testing of 19 thousand two hundred and 30 people, 4 thousand eight hundred and three people were infected and three people died. In the year 2077/78, during the examination of 1,717 people, the office reported that 243 people were diagnosed with dengue.

In the year 2078/79, 14,978 people were tested and 3,336 people were infected. He informed that four people died due to dengue that year. In the year 2079/80, 5,454 people were tested and 303 people were found to be infected with dengue.