Data from the Central Government’s ‘National Center for Vector Borne Disease Control’ shows that more than 5.20 lakh cases of dengue have been reported in the last 3 years. Out of which 740 people have died. A new study by Indian research has revealed that dengue is always fatal whether it bites a person for the first time or the second time. If it is not treated in time, it can make life difficult.
Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
New Insights Researchers from institutions like Delhi-based International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) have shown a successful feat. New Delhi’s ‘All India Institute of Medical Sciences’ (AIIMS) Christian Medical College, Vellore and Emory University, Atlanta, in the US state of Georgia among others have been published in the journal Nature Medicine. The research included a study of 619 children admitted in three different hospitals. It was found that the first bite by a dengue mosquito is responsible for more than half of dengue infections (344 out of 619), severe cases (112 out of 202), and mortality (5 out of 7).
Can cause serious illness and even death
According to the report published in ‘The Indian Express’, the results of this study mean that the initial infection can no longer be ignored. It also has global significance as dengue virus is expected to continue to spread around the world and more children and dengue-naive populations may face the risk of dengue infection, severe disease and death,
< p style="text-align: justify;">Dengue infection has increased significantly in India in the last two decades. Data from the central government’s National Center for Vector Borne Disease Control shows that in the last three years, there were more than 5.20 lakh dengue cases and 740 deaths. 1,93,245 cases and 346 deaths in 2021, 2,33,251 cases and 303 deaths in 2022, and 94,198 cases and 91 deaths in 2023.