Dengue Infection In 754 People In Tanahun According to Pooja Kunwar, Public Health Nurse of the District Health Office, Dengue infection has been confirmed in Byas Municipality, Shuklagandaki Municipality, Bandipur Rural Municipality, Ambukhaireni Rural Municipality, and Bhimad Municipality. So far, no infected people have been found in Bhanu Municipality, Myagde Rural Municipality, Rishing Rural Municipality, Ghiring Rural Municipality, and Devghat Rural Municipality. Dengue has been confirmed in 57 people in Vyas, 150 in Shuklagandaki, 2 in Bhimad, 35 in Bandipur and 554 in Ambukhareni.
According to the tests conducted at the government hospital and private clinic in the district, dengue has been confirmed in them. Due to the increase in dengue infection, caution has been requested. Dengue tests have been conducted at Tanahun Service Hospital, Ale Medical Hall, URL Laboratory, Khairenitar Hospital, and GP Koirala Respiratory Treatment Center in Shuklagandaki Municipality.
Sudden onset of fever for three to five days is the main symptom of this disease. This fever can last for five to seven days. In addition to this, severe headache, eyeball pain, body aches, loss of appetite, severe pain in joints and muscles, and stomach and intestinal disturbances are also symptoms of dengue, informed the head of Damauli Hospital, Dr. Parivart Baral.
The main ways to avoid this are to wear clothes that cover the whole body, use ointments to avoid mosquito bites, always sleep in a hammock at night and during the day, and take care to avoid mosquito bites when working in the fields around the house.
During the summer season, the highest number of dengue cases were reported in Beas Municipality in the district. There are about 7,000 infected in the district, 80 percent of the total infected were in Beyas municipality. Similarly, four people died due to dengue infection.
Pramod Soti, Head of the Health Branch of Beyas Municipality, said that in order not to face the same problem as in the previous years, the work of removing stagnant water pits around houses, removing bushes, and cleaning drains has been continued.
“The health education program has been advanced in the school”, said information officer Kandel. Considering the epidemic of disaster management, a comprehensive discussion has been held among the concerned agencies. Head of the center Dr. Ramkumar Shrestha said that as the number of dengue patients increased in the GP Koirala National Respiratory Treatment Center at Shuklagandaki Municipality-5 Belchautara, a separate ward was arranged for treatment. According to him, 15 beds have been arranged for the treatment of dengue patients. Rasas.
