Dengue

The Centre has written to states and UTs emphasising on acceleration of prevention and control activities for vector-borne diseases such as dengue, without cutting any corners for safety from Covid-19. In a letter to chief secretaries and administrators of all states ...

Fever is characterised by an elevation in the core body temperature of an individual, above the point which is generally regulated by the hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for maintaining the body's temperature. The increase in temperature is mainly ...

With the monsoon season setting in the threat of viral, bacterial and vector-borne infections are high. A Lancet report published recently states that dengue and Covid-19 are difficult to distinguish because of their shared clinical and laboratory features. Many hospitals have ...

Papaya leaves are equally famous for their health benefits as the fruit papaya. They have incredible medicinal properties that can help manage several conditions like dengue, menstrual pain and inflammation. According to a study, papaya leaves contain enzymes called papain ...

With the monsoon season still in its last stage, monsoon diseases are still large in the country. In weather-terms, the month October is called as the in-between-month because the monsoon is over but it can rain at times. It can be ...

World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August every year to raise awareness about the diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and how to prevent them. If we look at the WHO report on mosquito-based deaths worldwide annually, it would cross 500 million. ...

The season of monsoon comes with both happiness and dengue. The spread of the disease is based on the hygiene one maintains around his/her surroundings. Around 10 cases of dengue (caused by Aedes mosquito) have been reported from the Tricity (Chandigarh, ...