Dengue pandemic is in control in Lahore

Dengue pandemic is in control in Lahore

It seemed that no dengue death was occurred in Lahore, on Sunday, November 20 due to changing weather conditions.

According to research reports released by the Punjab Health Department, more or less 32 dengue patients had been restored to health and released from teaching and district headquarters hospitals of Lahore on Sunday, in Lahore. For example, almost eleven
dengue patients were cured and discharged from the Mayo Hospital, six from the Services Hospital, and two from the Jinnah Hospital.

In addition, five dengue patients were cured and released from the Children Hospital, one from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and two patients from Lahore General Hospital. According to the reports, approximately 20,939 dengue patients had been restored to health
and released from different hospitals in Punjab, out of which, 17,430 patients belonged to Lahore alone.

Approximately 30 new dengue patients were tested positive in Punjab, out of which, 23 patients belonged to Lahore alone. More importantly, almost 21,275 dengue patients belonged to Punjab, out of which, 17,454 patients hailed from Lahore alone. According to
the research reports, almost 186 dengue patients were under treatment at the various hospitals and healthcare centres in Punjab.

Meanwhile, a workshop with the name of ‘Dengue and Winter’ was organised by the Pakistan Medical Society, wherein the society’s chairman, Dr Masood Akhtar including social workers and official members took part in it with zeal and zest.

Dr Masood revealed that it seemed that changes in the weather conditions have played a critical role in the diminution of the dengue epidemic. But it does not mean that they have been avoided the dengue perils.

While Addressing the workshop, PMS Vice President Dr Israr Hussain Asif said that dengue viruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes are extremely susceptible to ecological circumstances. He stated that warmth, rainfall, and moisture are vital to mosquito’s
continued existence, reproduction, and growth. For that reason, these factors could influence mosquito presence and profusion.

So far, cold weather conditions have helped to reduce the perils of dengue pandemic in the city to a great extent.

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Posted by Muhammad Umar on Nov 21 2011. Filed under Latest News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry