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.
Out of the 208 cases of dengue, 187 alone are from Punjab.
"Feeling depressed or low is a common phenomenon seen among people whose survival has become a question mark."
There are currently no reported cases of Monkeypox in India even though cautionary measures will be put in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
Experts also feel that north Indians could be succumbing to the vector-borne disease because of their "low immunity" to it.
Dengue has become a major public health concern in India with 289,235 cases reported last year. This year there were 19,447 cases of dengue which resulted in 19 deaths till April 2024.
If you have fever over 105 degree Fahrenheit, experience sweating and fatigue, it could be signs of malaria, warns Dr Ajay Aggarwal.
'In the coming two-three months, we need to be cautious that there is no upsurge'
The transmission of dengue is closely associated with three key factors -- rainfall, humidity and temperature -- that dictate the geographies in which it spreads and the transmission rate of the viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
