CHITWAN, July 19: Chitwan district reported 213 cases of dengue last fiscal year. These cases of mosquito-borne disease were recorded out of the total 3,564 tests carried out in the district from mid-July 2021 to mid-July 2022

According to the Public Health Officer at District Health Office, Chitwan, the figure is less than that of the previous fiscal year that recorded 247 cases out of 1,986 tests. Dengue, a viral infection, is caused by the bite of an infected mosquito and female mosquito Aedes aegypti is its primary vector.

Fever, reddish eyes, eye pain, headache, stomach pain, joints and muscle pain and laziness are primary symptoms of dengue fever. Dengue is sometimes fatal too. Dengue fever lasts for five to seven days. It can cause a drop in the counts of white blood cells and platelets, leading to the immunity loss. To stay away from the mosquito and its bite is one of the most effective ways to prevent this disease.

Likewise, there were 268 cases of scrub typhus, out of 3,286 tests, in the district last year. Scrub typhus is a bacterial disease that is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mites. It is caused by a virus called orientia tsutsugamushi.

High fever, reddish eye, mouth, vomiting and diarrhea, stomach pain, breathing difficulty, headache, joints and muscle pain, skin rashes and a dark mark at the site of bite are among the symptoms of scrub typhus.

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