Mohali: The survey, spray, and awareness campaign by the teams of the District Health Department for the prevention of Dengue fever has been going on continuously since March across the district.
Disclosing this here today, Acting Civil Surgeon Dr. Renu Singh and district Epidemiologist Dr Subhash Kumar said that the health workers have surveyed as many as 1,34,677 houses and other places in the district since March.
Mosquito larvae have been found in as many as 2059 houses and other places and 562 challans have been issued to the violators by the M.C. and others have been given strict warnings.
According to the civil surgeon, teams of health workers inspected a total of 4,33, 379 containers such as coolers, fridge trays, pots, empty tires, boxes, and other containers during this period and larvae were found in 2378 containers.
The health department is paying special attention to the high-risk areas. Apart from going to schools, the teams are also raising awareness through IEC activities at other places.
Health officials added that the larvae of the mosquito that spreads dengue fever can turn into a dangerous mosquito in a few days which can even kill a person.
Generally, people think that due to cold weather these days, dengue mosquitoes do not spread whereas even these days there is a danger of breeding of dengue spreading mosquitoes. They asked people to be vigilant against dengue and not to leave clean or dirty water anywhere in and around their homes.
The Civil Surgeon said that there is no definite season for dengue fever but usually, it is more prevalent from July to November. Dengue testing and treatment are available free of cost in government hospitals across the district. For health-related information, the health department helpline no. 104 may be contacted at any time.
Dengue Symptoms
Sudden high fever.
Severe headaches.
Pain behind eyes
Severe joint and muscle pain.
Skin rash
Fatigue
Nausea
Vomiting
Do’s
Remove water from coolers and other small containers at least once a week.
Keep overhead tanks covered
Drain off water from the back tray of the refrigerator every week.
Use mosquito nets or mosquito repellents while sleeping during daytime.
Emptying and drying of water storage utensils on a weekly basis is important.
Keep surroundings clean and dry to prevent mosquito breeding.
Dispose of plastic, coconut shells and empty tins and cans.
Spray insecticides on outdoor containers and water puddles in and around your home.
Don'ts
Do not wear clothes that expose your arms and legs.
Children should not be allowed to play in shorts and half sleeved clothes.
Do not allow water to stagnate in bird feeding pots.
Do not leave toilet pots uncovered while going out of station.
Do not use vessels below flowerpots during these months as water stagnates in them if left unchanged.
Do not give steroids or antibiotics to dengue patients.
Avoid platelet transfusion unless there is an active bleeding or the platelet count is less than 10,000.