In a slight relief for Delhiites, doctors across the national Capital have witnessed a decrease in the rush of patients suffering from chikungunya and dengue. According to doctors, the vector-borne diseases are declining.
The Pioneer visited city hospitals and witnessed slight decrease in patients’ rush in OPDs and emergency sections. Health experts sais that in the coming days the temperature is likely to dip which will lead to a downfall in the vector cases.
Dr Nagendra Kumar, Pediatrician at Safdarjung Hospital, said, “For the few days, the vector borne diseases are at the declining rate. Fever patients are given proper treatment and they are recovering well. “
According to a doctor, the current scenario of the diseases out of fever is — dengue 5 per cent, malaria 15 per cent and chikungunya over 50 per cent respectively.
Apparently, the present health epidemic showed many aspects behind the reason of these diseases which led to a lack of mosquito fogging, stored water, negligence in providing sanitation facilities by civic bodies. Dr Dipankar Chaudhary, Physician at Safdarjung Hospital, said these diseases are mostly hitting people between 12-35 years age group, mostly people who resides in the slums.
However, patients as well as doctors from Government hospitals are claiming that lack of treatment at private hospitals and last minute refer to Government hospitals also aggravate the situation. Moreover, it seems that utmost patients have been admitted from the vector borne disease has come from areas like Badarpur, Khadi, Tughlaqabad and JJ Colony.
Most people have been infected with chikungunya virus this time, rather than dengue, which contains some similar symptoms are fever and joint pain and others are headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash.
Meanwhile, RMl hospital is also witnessing a decreasing trend of the fever patient. A senior doctor RMl said that about 10 percent in the fever patient rush is being noticed for the last few days. On Tuesday, 600 fever patients were diagnosed in the fever clinic, said a doctor.
The latest statistics on dengue and chikungunya cases reported by corporation on Monday showed 1,692 dengue and 4,949 chikunguyna cases respectively, with 314 new dengue cases last week.