70-yr-old Bhigwan man dies of dengue

Pune: A 70-year-old man from Bhigwan in Indapur taluka in Pune district succumbed to dengue induced multi-organ failure at Noble Hospital in Hadapsar on August 2. He had tested positive for dengue antibody test (IgM).
This is the sixth dengue casualty reported by private hospitals in Pune in two and half months. The deceased Shihabuddin Shaikh had fever and general weakness since July 27.
He was initially admitted to a private hospital in Baramati and later referred to Noble Hospital where he was put on ventilator from July 31.
"Shaikh had other underlying medical conditions, including hypertension. He died of dengue fever-induced complications late on August 2," a doctor from Noble Hospital said.
Cases of dengue and chikungunya have been rising since July with 816 cases recorded so far this year. This includes 688 cases from private hospitals and 128 cases reported from designated sentinel centres.
There have been 103 cases recorded in the last seven days in Pune. Of them, 34 patients were confirmed to have dengue and 69 were suspected to have contracted the disease. Besides, 225 cases of chikungunya have also been recorded this year.
If the case gets complicated, the patient has to be admitted to the ICU and it is only after an entire month that the patient gains normalcy.
Experts say curbing the breeding of vector mosquitoes is the only method to control or prevent dengue virus transmission.
"Nearly 80% of the people from the city who have got mosquito-borne diseases, mainly dengue, had vector breeding spots in their homes," a Pune Municipal Corporation health official said.
People should keep their coolers, air-conditioner drains, basements, elevator shafts, water storage tanks and drums mosquito-free.
No amount of fogging is going to affect the mosquitoes breeding inside the house. People need to safeguard against mosquitoes, experts said.