At present, India is facing sort of epidemic because of two viral diseases that is spreading very fast...
In the north, Dengue fever has proved to be fatal killing upto 20 people in and around Delhi...
"Dengue fever (IPA: ['deŋgeɪ]) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics, with a geographical spread similar to malaria. Caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the mosquito Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus)."
Here is the news about Dengue fever...
In the south, it is Chikungunya. Although not fatal, many people have been affected because of this viral fever. Even my grandma is one of them. She is suffering from severe arthiritis pain because of this. The doctors have told her that she will be having this joint pain for weeks if not for months :(
"Chikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito, though recent research by the Pasteur Institute in Paris claims the virus has suffered a mutation that enables it to be transmitted by Aedes albopictus (Tiger mosquito). This was the cause of the actual plague in the Indian Ocean and a threat to the Mediterranean coast at present, requiring urgent meetings of health officials in France, Italy, and Spain."
Here is Indian Government's notification...
"As confirmed cases of both dengue and chikungunya continued to rise, the Union Government on Saturday said the country would remain vulnerable to both till November — when temperatures are expected to dip — and sought citizens' help in containing the "public health situation.""
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