According to reports, Mumbai has recorded 360 cases of dengue this year, a rise from 129 cases recorded last year.
Moreover, the death toll of the mosquito-borne stands at three. In addition, medical practitioners across the city are also seeing an acute surge in cases, with many patients requiring hospitalisation.
The mosquito spreading dengue is known as a ‘shy mosquito’ which flies away easily. Therefore, it may bite 20 to 25 people for feeding as a result of which dengue cases are often seen in clusters.
There are several measures one can undertake in order to prevent dengue disease. Citizens could remove stagnated water from windows, flower pots, changing water from decorative plants and covering water containers.
Meanwhile, officials have stated that most cases in September have been recorded from E (Byculla), G South (Lower Parel) and G North (Dadar) wards. Furthermore, the pest control department has inspected over 400,000 houses and destroyed more than 4,100 dengue breeding spots this month.
Apart from malaria and dengue, leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, jaundice and swine flu have also been reported in Mumbai. While Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking measures against the outbreak of coronavirus, dengue, malaria and other rainy season diseases have been on the rise since the month of July.
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