Hanoi works to minimize dengue fatalities

As of August 8, the capital city reported 13,274 dengue , including five deaths (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Department of
Health is intensifying measures to caused by mosquito-borne
dengue fever – which is likely to cause more infections due to hot and rainy
weather.

As of August 8, the capital city reported 13,274
dengue infections, including five deaths. 

Director of the Hanoi’s Preventive Medicine
Department Nguyen Nhat Cam said the fifth victim of the disease was a
36-year-old woman living in Hoang Mai.

Given the risk of the disease outbreak expanding, the municipal health sector
has stepped up measures to ensure the environment is hygiene, kill mosquito
larva and focus on treatment of patients.

The city has increased forces to prevent dengue
across 269 communes and wards.

From August 14 to the month’s end, the
Preventive Medicine Department will spray chemical at the precincts of Dong Da
and Hai Ba Trung, and some wards in Ba Dinh, and Hoan Kiem.

Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted by
the bite of an infected mosquito. There is no specific treatment for dengue and
vaccination options are limited.

Patients who develop a sudden high fever of
39-40 degrees Celsius, lasting 2-7 days and with symptoms of headaches,
tenderness and skin rashes should visit a hospital for diagnosis and
treatment.-VNA