Dengue fever caused by specific specie of female mosquito is prevailing speedily these days in Pakistan. The very first dengue patient was victimized in Karachi in 1994, and from onward this ailment started to prevail in the whole of Pakistan. Dengue is basically a tropical disease whose germs were initially imported from America to Karachi.
How to Overcome the Dengue Fever
Research tell that only two spoonfuls of raw papaya leaves juice, taken once a day can help dengue patients increase their platelet count and therefore overcome the fever.
Here is how you juice the leaves:
For each dose of 2 tablespoonfuls once a day, you need 2 papaya leaves.
Clean and pound them, and squeeze it with a filter cloth.
Do not boil or cook or rinse with hot water.
Use only the leafy part with no stem or sap
Another recent research, tells Pure Apple Juice with a few drops of Lemon helps dengue patients increase their platelet count and therefore overcome the fever!
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Q: What is dengue and how is it treated?
A: Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with any one of the four dengue viruses. Symptoms appear in 3–14 days (average 4–7 days) after the infective bite. Dengue fever is a severe, flu-like illness that affects infants, young children and adults. There is no specific treatment for dengue fever. Dengue haemorrhagic fever is a potentially lethal complication but early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by experienced physicians and nurses often save lives.
More than 70% of the disease burden is in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific area. Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean are much less affected. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the incidence and severity of disease are increasing rapidly. Increase in international air travel is facilitating the rapid global movement of dengue viruses. This increases the risk of dengue haemorrhagic fever epidemics by introducing new dengue viruses into susceptible populations.
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Key facts
- Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness, and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called dengue haemorrhagic fever.
- Global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades.
- About two fifths of the world's population are now at risk.
- Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
- Dengue haemorrhagic fever is a leading cause of serious illness and death among children in some Asian countries.
- There is no specific treatment for dengue, but appropriate medical care frequently saves the lives of patients with the more serious dengue haemorrhagic fever.
- The only way to prevent dengue virus transmission is to combat the disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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Latest News
Dengue shuts Lahore educational institutions for 10 days
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Lahore schools, colleges shut over dengue fears
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to shut down all public and private sector schools and colleges in Lahore for 10 days to protect students from the dengue virus and to complete spraying and other arrangements. This was announced after as many as 559 new cases of dengue fever were reported during the last 24 hours across the Punjab province. This number includes an MPA and his wife and daughter.
The decision to close down all educational institutions was announced by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while presiding over a meeting to review measures against the dengue virus here on Tuesday. He said educational institutions would carryout spraying and necessary measures during the holidays while monitoring teams will supervise the process.
He also issued instructions for the immediate suspension of the Medical Superintendent Benazir Hospital, Rawalpindi, saying that doctors and paramedics serving the ailing people would be commended while those showing negligence would not be spared.
He said all possible steps were being taken to control the dengue virus; besides posting additional staff in hospitals for the benefit of patients, machinery had also been made available. He said immediate steps should be taken to import machines from Germany and medicines from India in accordance with the standard of the World Health Organisation and a special team should be sent to India for the purpose.
The CM said a plan should be evolved to distribute pamphlets bearing preventive measures against dengue in the worst affected districts. The CM said that in the light of the negotiations between the Punjab government and the owners of private hospitals, provision of free medical facilities for dengue patients in such hospitals should be ensured and private hospitals should discharge their responsibilities in this regard.
He said that setting up of 10 collection centres with the collaboration of Chughtai Labs and the Punjab government was a welcome step and would result in the availability of free diagnostic facilities for dengue patients.
The CM said that the helpline set up for the benefit of dengue patients was yielding positive results and 10,000 calls had so far been received. He directed that students of medical colleges should also be included in the campaign to counsel dengue patients.
Earlier, Health Secretary Jehanzeb Khan gave a briefing and said that 4,044 dengue patients had been reported in Punjab so far and most of them belonged to Lahore.
While announcing the closure of all public and private educational institutions in district Lahore till September 24, the government also announced the use of police force against the owners of educational institutions who would defy its order.
Schools across Lahore district will reopen on September 26 as September 25 is Sunday. The Higher Education Department announced holidays for colleges from Wednesday (today) till September 23.
However, the All Pakistan Private Schools Welfare Association (APPSWA) has announced keeping schools open in district Lahore despite the announcement by the provincial government. According to a press release, the decision was taken in a meeting chaired by APPSWA President Syed Zulqarnain Shah who said students mostly spent their time at home and attend schools for just six hours daily. He said medical research had also proved that dengue attacked in the early morning or evening so the decision to close educational institutes was irrelevant.
The APPSWA also demanded that the Punjab government revert its decision, warning that in case of forcible closure of private schools, it would file a petition in court. During the meeting, it was also decided that all the private schools would be sprayed with dengue insecticide.
Muhammad Sadiq Siddiqui, Sheikh Javed Aziz, Maqsood Ahmad, Sheikh Muhammad Arshad, Rana Naveed Asghar, Rizwan Yousaf, Dr Mumtaz Hassan, Chaudhry Tariq and others also attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, parents and students have expressed concerns over the Punjab government’s notification, saying it should have also covered tuition centres and academies that mostly operate in the evening. They also criticised the government for delaying anti-dengue measures and said if the government had taken timely measures, the situation could have been averted.
They were of the view that the abrupt announcement to close educational institutions was evidence of the bewilderment of the government that had failed to control the virus. They also condemned the involvement of female college students in dengue awareness campaigns on different roads in the provincial metropolis and said the government should engage its own employees for the purpose.
Meanwhile, according to the report issued by the Punjab Health Department here on Tuesday, at least 389 patients were under treatment for dengue fever in different hospitals of the province. The second highest number of dengue patients has been reported from Faisalabad where the total number of patients has reached 196, followed by Rawalpindi where the number is 52.
MPA Farooq Yousaf Ghurki, his wife and daughter are also suffering from dengue fever and are under treatment at a hospital. Children at Edhi Home have also contracted the virus.
The decision to close down all educational institutions was announced by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while presiding over a meeting to review measures against the dengue virus here on Tuesday. He said educational institutions would carryout spraying and necessary measures during the holidays while monitoring teams will supervise the process.
He also issued instructions for the immediate suspension of the Medical Superintendent Benazir Hospital, Rawalpindi, saying that doctors and paramedics serving the ailing people would be commended while those showing negligence would not be spared.
He said all possible steps were being taken to control the dengue virus; besides posting additional staff in hospitals for the benefit of patients, machinery had also been made available. He said immediate steps should be taken to import machines from Germany and medicines from India in accordance with the standard of the World Health Organisation and a special team should be sent to India for the purpose.
The CM said a plan should be evolved to distribute pamphlets bearing preventive measures against dengue in the worst affected districts. The CM said that in the light of the negotiations between the Punjab government and the owners of private hospitals, provision of free medical facilities for dengue patients in such hospitals should be ensured and private hospitals should discharge their responsibilities in this regard.
He said that setting up of 10 collection centres with the collaboration of Chughtai Labs and the Punjab government was a welcome step and would result in the availability of free diagnostic facilities for dengue patients.
The CM said that the helpline set up for the benefit of dengue patients was yielding positive results and 10,000 calls had so far been received. He directed that students of medical colleges should also be included in the campaign to counsel dengue patients.
Earlier, Health Secretary Jehanzeb Khan gave a briefing and said that 4,044 dengue patients had been reported in Punjab so far and most of them belonged to Lahore.
While announcing the closure of all public and private educational institutions in district Lahore till September 24, the government also announced the use of police force against the owners of educational institutions who would defy its order.
Schools across Lahore district will reopen on September 26 as September 25 is Sunday. The Higher Education Department announced holidays for colleges from Wednesday (today) till September 23.
However, the All Pakistan Private Schools Welfare Association (APPSWA) has announced keeping schools open in district Lahore despite the announcement by the provincial government. According to a press release, the decision was taken in a meeting chaired by APPSWA President Syed Zulqarnain Shah who said students mostly spent their time at home and attend schools for just six hours daily. He said medical research had also proved that dengue attacked in the early morning or evening so the decision to close educational institutes was irrelevant.
The APPSWA also demanded that the Punjab government revert its decision, warning that in case of forcible closure of private schools, it would file a petition in court. During the meeting, it was also decided that all the private schools would be sprayed with dengue insecticide.
Muhammad Sadiq Siddiqui, Sheikh Javed Aziz, Maqsood Ahmad, Sheikh Muhammad Arshad, Rana Naveed Asghar, Rizwan Yousaf, Dr Mumtaz Hassan, Chaudhry Tariq and others also attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, parents and students have expressed concerns over the Punjab government’s notification, saying it should have also covered tuition centres and academies that mostly operate in the evening. They also criticised the government for delaying anti-dengue measures and said if the government had taken timely measures, the situation could have been averted.
They were of the view that the abrupt announcement to close educational institutions was evidence of the bewilderment of the government that had failed to control the virus. They also condemned the involvement of female college students in dengue awareness campaigns on different roads in the provincial metropolis and said the government should engage its own employees for the purpose.
Meanwhile, according to the report issued by the Punjab Health Department here on Tuesday, at least 389 patients were under treatment for dengue fever in different hospitals of the province. The second highest number of dengue patients has been reported from Faisalabad where the total number of patients has reached 196, followed by Rawalpindi where the number is 52.
MPA Farooq Yousaf Ghurki, his wife and daughter are also suffering from dengue fever and are under treatment at a hospital. Children at Edhi Home have also contracted the virus.
