With dengue surfacing in Dehradun, an emergency meeting was held at Mahant Indiresh Hospital on Saturday after which the hospital’s medical superintendent Dr Vinay Rai said that there is nothing to panic over the outbreak. “Dengue is curable just like common flu provided the patient is treated by an efficient doctor and the treatment is initiated in time,” he said.
“In case, the symptoms of Dengue are found in one he must go to an efficient doctor and the patient must take the whole course of the treatment,” he added. He added that a special team has been formed in the hospital to keep a close eye on the cases of Dengue, adding that Dr Yogesh Dhand of department of Medicine has been appointed as the nodal officer to treat Dengue cases. A special ward comprising of 20 beds has been reserved at the hospital for Dengue patients, he said.
Rai said that the cases of Swine Flu came up a bit early this year. “The hospital management has also prepared along with the department of health to organise awareness camps for the prevention for Dengue and provide every possible help to the people,” he said.
Hospital has made all the necessary arrangements, including early testing, at the NABl certified central lab of the hospital.
Dr Yogesh Dhand informed that there are so many misconceptions in the society about the reduction of platelets in the body of the patient.