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High time for spl anti-mosquito drive, massive campaign

DCC still waiting for survey report on Dengue

By staff correspondent
The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Is yet to take up any special programme to contain mosquito menace in the city although Dengue infection is reportedly spreading at an alarming rate.
Dengue infection is caused by mosquito bite.
"We can not initiate any special mosquito control programme other than the usual one till we get a survey report from the Institute of Epidemiology and Disease Control and Research (1EDRC)", an official at DCC's Health Department told The Daily Star yesterday.
He said the DCC has requested the 1EDRC to initiate a (serological) survey in the city to determine if Dengue infection is spreading fast.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Centre
for Disease Control in Atlanta has agreed to assist the Virology' Department of Banghabandhu Shekh Mujib Medical University (BSMMUH) to develop a technique to isolate Dengue virus from mosquito and determine its characteristics. This will be a step forward in diagnosis of Dengue infection in humans.
Prof M Nazrul Islam, head of the department said. "The assistance will be of great help since such technical facilities are lacking in the country.*
Pro! Nazrul also said. This is high time for launching a special prgramme for mosquito control. It will be too late if we fail to act now because we have already witnessed deaths from Dengue fever in the city.
"At the same time, a massive
campaign should be launched immediately to create awareness about symptoms of Dengue infection and the need for mosquito eradication . he said.
Quoting doctors and other sources. The Dally Star in a report yesterday said Dengue infection is spreading In the city at an alarming rate. Seeing the report, a diagnostic centre in the city sent some information about Dengue infection to the newspaper through e-mail yesterday.
The e-mail massage said Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is also known as the Philippine. Singapore and Thailand haemorrhagic fever.
Early symptoms are fever, headache, muscle aches, decreased appetite and vomiting.
Sweating, sudden fall of body temperature (cold extremities). restlessness, spots of blood on the skin, large patches of blood under the skin, bleeding from minor injuries are symptoms at the acute stage of infection.
At this stage, death can occur within minutes or hours. Physical examination may show enlarged liver, low blood pressure and a weak pulse.
Treatment is based on symptoms. The treatment includes Injecting intravenus fluid to correct electrolyte imbalances, fresh blood or platelets to correct bleeding problems and oxygen therapy to correct low blood oxygen
Under intensive care, patients are expected to recover and go home in 24 hours. Untreated or neglected patients suffer convulsion and may die.
The best preventive measure is to keep areas mosquito free as much as possible and to use protective measures such as cloth, mosquito net and «#»» dst suspicion, as bengue^haein-' orrhage is a medical emergency.
Dengue infection is caused by bite of Aedes Eegypti. a female mosquito. This mosquito is found in plenty in Dhaka city now. according to experts. Earlier. it was found in forests and hills.