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TopicDengue

Topic: Dengue

Firozabad struggles with 5 infections but people prefer ‘jhola-chhap’ quacks over govt hospitals

Many quacks can be spotted offering treatment to patients in Firozabad city and villages, while at district hospital, two patients are forced to share a bed

Toilets caked with faeces, rotting food: Free rein for filth at Firozabad hospital amid outbreak

Toilets are just a microcosm of low sanitary awareness at Firozabad district hospital, where this reporter found used syringes dumped on the floor near a garbage bin.

In Firozabad, people flee or send kids away as 5 diseases are identified as ‘mystery illness’

Dengue, malaria, viral fever, scrub typhus and leptospirosis make up ‘mystery fever’ wreaking havoc in Firozabad for over a month. Official figures peg toll at 62, most are children.

What is scrub typhus, one of the infections suspected to be behind Firozabad ‘mystery’ deaths

The infection affects people of all ages including children, with mortality rates ranging from below 1 per cent to 50 per cent.

In Firozabad, ‘dengue-like’ disease has killed 32 kids in 11 days. No one knows what it is

‘Mystery’ disease causes uncommon symptoms like inflamed liver and water retention in stomach. Samples sent to NIV Pune for investigation.

Yogi Adityanath visits Firozabad hospital amid reports of over 40 kids dying of dengue

The UP CM during his visit inspected arrangements for the treatment of children and warned health officials and medical staffers of strict action for any laxity in their treatment.

On World Mosquito Day, here are five ways to protect yourself from mosquitoes

Repellent sprays, racquets and roll ons — several new-age solutions have emerged to protect oneself from mosquitoes.

France’s Sanofi seeks marketing nod for dengue vaccine, govt panel says identify endemic areas

The vaccine Dengvaxia has to be administered to individuals aged 9 to 45, who have been infected with the dengue virus before and who live in areas where this infection is endemic.

UK biotech firm’s 750 mn GM mosquitoes will mate with females off Florida, sow a deadly gene

Only females of mosquitoes bite and transmit diseases to humans. The female offspring of Oxitec’s genetically modified mosquitoes won't be able to survive.

No death from dengue this year in Delhi, govt campaign a success, says Satyendar Jain

Jain also shared a data sheet prepared by the Directorate General of Health Services, according to which, 489 dengue cases have been recorded this year in Delhi till 24 October.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.