Spraying chemical to kill off mosquitoes, the vector of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, in Hoai Duc district, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded nearly 6,900 cases of infections in
April, compared to the average figure of 4,000 in the first three months of the
year.
According
to the Health Ministry, since the beginning of this year, 20,947 people have
contracted the disease, with eight of them dying.
In Hanoi
alone, 500 dengue fever cases were reported during the period, up 45 percent
from last year.
In response
to the development, the municipal Health Department has intensified
communications campaigns on public sanitation and , while
chemicals to kill have been sprayed in areas at high risk of
outbreaks.
Dengue fever is transmitted by mosquitoes carrying the
virus. Its symptoms include high fever, headaches and joint aches, which can be
confused with symptoms of other diseases.
The disease has
potentially dangerous complications such as shock, respiratory failure,
coagulation, liver damage and altered mental status, and can be fatal.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
