Spreading Dengue: The number of infected in Chitwan is close to 800

The most infected are in Bharatpur. According to the Public Health Office, the number of dengue infected people in Bharatpur Metropolitan Municipality area has reached 315 till Thursday. After that, 308 people have been infected in Ichchakamana Rural Municipality.

The number of infected in the rest of the five municipalities is less than 100. 90 people are infected with dengue in Ratnanagar Municipality, 35 in Khaiharni Municipality, 16 in Kalika Municipality, 11 in Rapti Municipality and four in Madi Municipality. "Infection has increased in Bharatpur recently," said Deepak Subedi, senior public health officer of the public health promotion branch of the metropolitan city.

By July, the number of dengue infected people in Chitwan was 274. 44 people were infected in Bharatpur. By that time, the number of infected people in Ichchakamana had reached 178. Now Bharatpur has become the first to be infected. Dengue infected people have also died in Bharatpur.

The Public Health Office has reported that a 63-year-old man from Bharatpur-2 who was infected with dengue died on August 15. Three days later, on August 18, the Public Health Office has not kept the details of the person who died. A 41-year-old man living in Bharatpur-4 Baraghare with a permanent address of Bharatpur-20 died in Bharatpur Hospital during treatment.

The medical superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Krishna Prasad Paudel, said that the person who died in Bharatpur Hospital was infected with dengue but also suffering from liver disease. It is raining and the sun is shining. Such weather is very favorable for mosquitoes. Therefore, it is necessary for everyone to be aware and alert," said Deepak Subedi, Senior Public Health Officer of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

A person bitten by a female Aedes mosquito infected with dengue virus also gets dengue. This mosquito is more active during the day and evening. Lays eggs in frozen clean water. We have been running an awareness campaign. The main thing is not to allow the water to freeze after the mosquitoes lay their eggs. Let's find out if there are larvae in the frozen water and destroy them. If there are signs of infection, we should consult health workers, test and treat them at the time," said Subedi.

Water that is frozen by sloping the roof, open water tanks, coolers, frozen water in refrigerators, old tires, plates placed under pots, noodles, mineral water bottles, if water is frozen, mosquitoes that cause dengue will lay eggs, said Subedi. Therefore, in coordination with schools and village development organizations, an awareness program has been launched in all 29 wards of the metropolis as well as a campaign to find and destroy mosquito larvae, he said.

Dengue infection was confirmed for the first time in Nepal in 2004 in Chitwan. That year, a foreigner who was treated in Chitwan was diagnosed with dengue. Then in 2006, Degi was released in Chitwan. In 2010, dengue became an epidemic in Chitwan and Rupandehi.

After that, dengue has become a problem in Chitwan for three years. Bimal Patel, Public Health Officer of the Public Health Office, said that 1,153 people were infected with dengue in Chitwan last financial year. But no one died. In Chitwan, in the financial year 076/77, the highest number of dengue was seen in 4 thousand 803 people. Three people died that year.

Looking at last year's data, Patel says that the risk of dengue will remain high until the month of October. Dengue infection causes high fever. In addition to this, bone pain, eyeballs and body also ache. Public Health Officer Patel said that in case of these symptoms, an expert health worker should be consulted in order to get a dengue test done. If not treated in time, the infection can lead to health complications and even death.