'Viral infection cases much less than last year'

ALWAR: After monsoon's departure, cases of scrub typhus, dengue and malaria have started growing in numbers in the state.
The city clinics and hospitals are witnessing increasing number of such patients. However, the health department figures claim that dengue and malaria cases being reported in 2014 are much less compared to those in 2013.
The health department figures show, till September 20, 2014 as many as 9,699 cases of malaria have already been reported.But, in the corresponding period last year, 18,924 malaria cases were reported. As far as dengue is concerned, 23 cases were reported from September 13 to September 20. For scrub typhus, 41 cases were reported from September 17 to September 23, 2014. A total of 174 cases of scrub typhus have already been reported in the state this year (2014). The most affected districts are Alwar and Kota.
Alwar district's Tara (21), a resident of Tijki Road, who died in Sawai Man Singh hospital was suffering from "scrub typhus". Her mother Basanti Devi (45), who was suffering from fever for the past three-four days, was admitted to a private hospital. She was diagnosed with scrub typhus and dengue too. She has infection in lungs and her condition is critical.
Rajgarh, Raini, Bansur and Kathumar in Alwar district are affected with scrub typhus. The situation has started to worsen after monsoon departed and the temperature in the area started to increase. Besides scrub typhus cases of viral fever have also made life difficult for the residents. The patients are complaining of cough, running nose with fever. Also, the malaria cases are being reported in the area.
A health department official Jalam Singh said Alwar district comes under sensitive zone. The department is on the alert mode and the situation is under control.
However, in the past one week cases of scrub typhus, malaria, viral and dengue fever have increased.
Twenty-year-old Dharmsingh of Gandura village in Lakshmangarh was suffering from fever for two days. His condition deteriorated and he died on Sunday while undergoing treatment in a private hospital. His relatives claimed that he had died of dengue. Earlier, in Kotkasim, two people died of fever.
In Alwar district 28 scrub typhus, 13 dengue and 646 cases of malaria were reported. Seven deaths have been reported due to scrub typhus in the district, but the health department claims that they had died due to other reasons.