There has been an outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases after monsoon. Mumbaikars are falling prey to mosquito-borne diseases. An average of 2 people died of dengue every hour in the metropolis in September. An average of 43 malaria patients have also been detected in a day. According to experts, they are getting a lot of cases. 50 percent of them are being admitted. According to the data received from the BMC Health Department, a maximum of 705 people have been diagnosed with dengue in the first 15 days of September and 652 people have been infected with malaria.
Chikungunya patients increased
Lilavati Hospital Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. C C Nair said that many dengue and chikungunya patients have been found in our hospital during monsoons. 50 to 60 percent of these patients have been admitted. Because sometimes their platelet count starts to decrease suddenly. He recovers in 6 to 7 days in the hospital. In the last 15 days, 78 cases of chikungunya have been found in Mumbai.
30 percent of the patients attending the OPD required admission. 10 percent of those patients had to be admitted to the ICU. BMC Executive Health Officer Dr Daksha Shah said that September and October often receive occasional rains. Even a little water in it is enough to breed mosquitoes. Therefore, the number of diseases caused by mosquitoes is highest during these two months. People should take special care of cleanliness in their houses, society terraces and surroundings.
35 patients with lepto
Between September 1 and 15, 35 cases of leptospirosis, a disease caused by exposure to infected faeces and urine of quadrupeds, have been reported in Mumbai.
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