Dengue In Tamil Nadu

As many as 493 persons have been affected by dengue in Tamil Nadu, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Monday.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, killed more than 200 people with Tamil Nadu reporting the maximum number cases, while over 60,000 people were affected by Chikungunya in India this year, official data showed.

This new genetic variant lead to an outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

Where overall number of dengue cases and people suspiciously affected with fever are on the rise, a chunk of the patients are children.

A barber's wife threw her six-month-old son into a well and jumped into it herself after a hospital told her it would cost her Rs 5,000 daily to treat the boy for dengue, police said.

While speaking to the reporters after the meeting, Vijayabhaskar revealed that coming Thursday will be observed as the 'Dengue Awareness Day' in the state. Know some important tips to prevent dengue.

Over 18,700 cases of dengue have been reported in India this year, with the Health Ministry attributing early onset of monsoon as one of the factors for spurt in cases.

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched a mobile app to create awareness on dengue, its causes and prevention in the backdrop of recent cases of fever reported from various parts of the state.

Claiming that the Chief Minster's health insurance scheme in Tamil Nadu had some restrictive norms pertaining to dengue, the state unit of BJP today urged the government to relax the conditions and bring complete treatment modalities for the viral fever under the scheme.

The District Collector of Cuddalore has invoked this lesser known provision of Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to protect public health. According to the order, residents and shop keepers in the district ought to spend one hour every Thursday to clean their surrounding from 11 AM to 12 PM. They have to ensure there is no stagnant wate...

A four-year-old girl of Venduvarayapuram village in this district succumbed to dengue fever today, officials said.

A two-and-a-half-year old girl succumbed to dengue fever in Tirunelveli district on Thursday as the toll in the virus outbreak in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu rose to 40, officials said. Eighteen patients have been tested positive for dengue fever in Tirunelveli Medical college Hospital, they said.

A two-year-old girl succumbed to dengue at Pamban, taking the toll in the viral disease in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu to 37, officials said today.The child was discharged on Wednesday after being treated at a hospital but her condition worsened and she died last night at her house, they said.

Seven persons, with symptoms of dengue have been admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, even as Corporation officials said they are taking all out efforts to prevent its spread.

A six-member central team of doctors arrived in Tirunelveli on Thursday in the midst of Tamil Nadu government intensifying measures to control spread of dengue fever in the district.

As many as 493 persons have been affected by dengue in Tamil Nadu, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Monday.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, killed more than 200 people with Tamil Nadu reporting the maximum number cases, while over 60,000 people were affected by Chikungunya in India this year, official data showed.

This new genetic variant lead to an outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

Where overall number of dengue cases and people suspiciously affected with fever are on the rise, a chunk of the patients are children.

A barber's wife threw her six-month-old son into a well and jumped into it herself after a hospital told her it would cost her Rs 5,000 daily to treat the boy for dengue, police said.

While speaking to the reporters after the meeting, Vijayabhaskar revealed that coming Thursday will be observed as the 'Dengue Awareness Day' in the state. Know some important tips to prevent dengue.

Over 18,700 cases of dengue have been reported in India this year, with the Health Ministry attributing early onset of monsoon as one of the factors for spurt in cases.

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched a mobile app to create awareness on dengue, its causes and prevention in the backdrop of recent cases of fever reported from various parts of the state.

Claiming that the Chief Minster's health insurance scheme in Tamil Nadu had some restrictive norms pertaining to dengue, the state unit of BJP today urged the government to relax the conditions and bring complete treatment modalities for the viral fever under the scheme.

The District Collector of Cuddalore has invoked this lesser known provision of Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to protect public health. According to the order, residents and shop keepers in the district ought to spend one hour every Thursday to clean their surrounding from 11 AM to 12 PM. They have to ensure there is no stagnant wate...

A four-year-old girl of Venduvarayapuram village in this district succumbed to dengue fever today, officials said.

A two-and-a-half-year old girl succumbed to dengue fever in Tirunelveli district on Thursday as the toll in the virus outbreak in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu rose to 40, officials said. Eighteen patients have been tested positive for dengue fever in Tirunelveli Medical college Hospital, they said.

A two-year-old girl succumbed to dengue at Pamban, taking the toll in the viral disease in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu to 37, officials said today.The child was discharged on Wednesday after being treated at a hospital but her condition worsened and she died last night at her house, they said.

Seven persons, with symptoms of dengue have been admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, even as Corporation officials said they are taking all out efforts to prevent its spread.

A six-member central team of doctors arrived in Tirunelveli on Thursday in the midst of Tamil Nadu government intensifying measures to control spread of dengue fever in the district.