Twelve more people, including six in Delhi, sucummbed to the deadly dengue taking the death toll in the country to 164 on Tuesday even as 352 fresh cases of the mosquito-borne disease were reported.
"Feeling depressed or low is a common phenomenon seen among people whose survival has become a question mark."
Out of the 208 cases of dengue, 187 alone are from Punjab.
These nine states and union territories are Haryana, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
The government on Thursday said no outbreak of any water, food or air-borne disease has been reported from the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand.
Fearing outbreak of epidemics, the ministry is sending a high level team to review the public health measures in the area
Amid fears of disease outbreak after widespread devastation in flood-affected Uttarakhand, the Union Health Ministry has deputed a high-level team which will review the public health measures in the state on Wednesday.
The Philippines launches probe after Sanofi reveals WHO-approved dengvaxia - a dengue vaccine - aggravates symptoms in some cases.
'In the coming two-three months, we need to be cautious that there is no upsurge'
Chikungunya death toll climbs to 12 while the toll due to dengue rises to 18.
If you have fever over 105 degree Fahrenheit, experience sweating and fatigue, it could be signs of malaria, warns Dr Ajay Aggarwal.
The impact of a 'dengue-COVID-19' season would entail two different diagnostic tests and extract a huge toll on patients too, each disease making the other more complicated to deal with and perhaps more fatal.
Those infected with the virus may have mild fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain or headache.
Experts also feel that north Indians could be succumbing to the vector-borne disease because of their "low immunity" to it.
Considering the rising dengue cases, the affordability and availability of such a plan makes it worth buying, says Harjot Singh Narula
Chikungunya cases in the national capital have sharply risen to over 1,000 this season.
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