Rising Temperatures Spike Dengue Cases in Pakistan

According to the sources within the National Institute of Health (NIH), dengue cases are increasing rapidly with the rise in temperatures in Pakistan.

Balochistan remained the most affected province with 1,728 dengue cases during the past week. Punjab, 916, Sindh,116, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 34 dengue cases.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir logged a single dengue case, while no case of the virus was reported in Gilgit Baltistan and Islamabad during the past week, the sources reported.

Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in recent years around the world. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus.

SYMPTOMS

Dengue should be suspected when a high fever (40°C/104°F) is accompanied by 2 of the following symptoms during the febrile phase.

severe headache
pain behind the eyes
muscle and joint pains
nausea
vomiting
swollen glands
rash.