INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The patient had recently travelled to Dharan
Kathmandu, July 1
One dengue patient, aged 19, was admitted to Alka Hospital today
Currently residing in Imadol, the patient had a travel history to Dharan
He had arrived in the capital on Thursday.
&The patient had gone to visit his mother in Bhanumarga, Dharan
She was suffering from dengue
We suspect that the infected mosquito bit him there
He was brought to the hospital after he complained of fever,& said a patient relative.
&We have admitted the patient today
He has been tested positive for dengue, said Dr Nimesh Poudel of Internal Medicine at Alka Hospital.
According to Epidemiology and Disease
Control Division, 1,524 people have been infected with dengue till July 1.
&As there are people migrating from Dharan and other dengue
affected areas to Kathmandu, there are chances of people suffering from dengue in Kathmandu too.
Kathmandu has always had a favourable
environment for mosquitoes that spread dengue,& said Uttam Raj Pyakurel, vector control inspector at Epidemiology and Disease Control
Division.
Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector of dengue
The virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes.
Its peak biting periods are early in the morning and in
the evening, before dusk.
People suffering from dengue have symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, pain in
muscles, bone ache, rashes and back pain.
To help prevent dengue, one should search and destroy mosquitoes and their breeding areas, use
nets while sleeping, keep the environment clean and remove water stored in containers and tyres.
The number of dengue cases across the
country is increasing day by day.
Around three days ago, a patient was confirmed in Saptakoshi Municipality of Saptari district.
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