Dengue Fever Symptoms and Treatment imchospital.com.pk

A person contracts the dengue virus when a mosquito carrying the sickness bites them. The majority of mosquitoes that carry Ae. albopictus are the primary disease carriers. The dengue virus is the one that causes dengue. In Pakistan, there is an annual risk of dengue fever. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad, there were 22,938 cases of dengue fever reported in Pakistan in 2017, more than 3,200 cases in 2018, 24,547 cases in 2019, and 3,442 cases in 2020. A total of 48,906 cases—including 183 fatalities (Case Fatality Ratio (CFR): 0.4%)—were reported nationally between 1 January and 25 November 2021. Cases drastically risen in 2021, particularly in Lahore and the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. For more detail check out our blog Dengue Fever Symptoms and Treatment at imchospital.