Dengue bites India

Snake Bites and Their Treatment in India

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Snake Bites and Their Treatment in India

Dengue in India

Dengue virus belongs to family Flaviviridae, having four serotypes that spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. It causes a wide spectrum of illness from mild asymptomatic illness to severe fatal dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS). Approximately 2.5 billion people live in dengue-risk regions with about 100 million new cases each year worldwide. The cumulative den...

Dengue Outbreak in Ludhiana ( Punjab ) , India , 1996

An outbreak of dengue fever/dengue haemorrhagic fever was reported from Ludhiana city in Punjab state, India, during October 1996. The outbreak started in the last week of September and lasted up to the first week of December. The number of cases reported during the outbreak was 720, with 19 deaths. A community survey revealed a very high attack rate of fever cases (4.10%). Serological tests su...

Brief History of Dengue in India

Dengue, an arboviral infection transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, has emerged as one of the most important mosquito-borne viral disease. It is a global public health problem causing 50 to 390 million annual infections ranging from dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), to dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Climatic change, spread of dengue vectors to new geographic l...