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2011-09-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Dengue claims four more lives; death toll reaches 32

A pity the Pakistanis have no tradition of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, or perhaps it's the Ten Plagues they're experiencing.

[Dawn]

The recent outbreak of dengue has claimed four more lives bringing the total fatalities from dengue fever to 32 in the country on Sunday.

Three patients passed away in Lahore while one was reported dead in the Thatta city of Sindh on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

According to the Health department 6147 patients have been confirmed with dengue virus out of which 5715 patients belong to Lahore.

However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
the unreported number of dengue patients exceeds the official figures.

Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting for controlling the spread in dengue fever in Punjab. The Sri Lankan experts were also present in the meeting.

Shahbaz acknowledged the fact that it will take time to deal with the dengue situation. He said the Sri lankan authorities fought the virus for 30 years.

He further said that the provincial government is trying to learn from the expertise of the Sri Lankan team.

"Every individual belonging to any profession, including politicians, will have to work to combat this disease," said Shahbaz.

Posted by Fred 2011-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 There is a dengue season in Mexico, and for years health authorities have been on the lookout for cases near the border. It is a very strange disease.

The first time you get it, you are in for a miserable three weeks. It is nicknamed "breakbone fever", because every single joint in the body hurts.

Depending on the individual, a whole body rash, swelling in the extremities, weird mental states bordering on psychotic or walking coma, vomiting and diarrhea, etc.

But after three weeks you generally survive. However, unpredictably, if you get bitten by another mosquito and get the disease a second time, it could turn into the hemorrhagic form, which is like ebola, and about as lethal.

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