Pacific islands battle dengue fever outbreak, Samoan boy dies in Auckland hospitalMisiafa Lene, a 12-year-old boy from Samoa, succumbed to dengue fever in Auckland. He contracted the disease in Samoa. He was then medicall...
18 Apr, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
What is the Dengue Prevention Pill by Johnson & Johnson? Understanding how the drug operatesJohnson & Johnson's recent announcement heralds a promising breakthrough in combatting dengue fever, often known as "breakbone fever" due t...
21 Oct, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Dengue: Symptoms, precautions and how to treat it at homeThe disease is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and has four virus subtypes. Initial symptoms include high fever, headache, eye pain, nau...
27 Sep, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
Health alert: After dengue, infamous 'seven-day fever' is spreading fast in Kolkata, warn doctorsKolkata is currently experiencing a resurgence of the "seven-day fever," a viral infection similar to dengue. Unlike previous outbreaks, th...
04 Sep, 2023, 02.29 PM IST
Is Covid back? Overlapping symptoms of dengue are confusing doctorsBoth dengue & Covid symptoms include high fever, headache, rash and muscle pain.
03 Oct, 2022, 03.01 PM IST
Yogi sends 2nd team to Firozabad to check dengue outbreakThe Adityanath government has sent a second team of health experts to Firozabad within a week to tackle the dengue outbreak. The three-memb...
09 Sep, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
Patients dying due to lack of proper arrangements: Mayawati on dengue outbreak in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh's Firozabad has been battling a dengue outbreak for the past two weeks, leaving 55 people dead. On Thursday, BSP supremo Maya...
09 Sep, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM seeks improved surveillance in districts battling dengue outbreak"Effective arrangements should be made in Firozabad, Mathura, Agra and other districts to check the spread of dengue and viral disease. Sur...
07 Sep, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Children dying of dengue, viral fever but Adityanath claiming 'all is well': AkhileshDengue fever has claimed the lives of hundreds of innocents in western Uttar Pradesh, and the outbreak is now visible in the eastern part o...
06 Sep, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
Firozabad dengue outbreak: UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders strict action against officials found laxThe chief minister held a meeting and directed that teams of specialists from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SG...
06 Sep, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
Death toll due to dengue, viral fever climbs to 50 in UP's Firozabad: Official"So far, 50 people have died due to dengue and viral fever. Ten areas -- nine blocks and a Nagar Nigam area -- in the district are affected...
03 Sep, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi urges UP govt to take steps to prevent spread of 'viral fever', provide better treatmentPriyanka Gandhi said the news of death of many people, including children, due to fever in Firozabad, Mathura, Agra and other places of Utt...
30 Aug, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Hospitals burst at seams as Delhi shivers with feverHospitals are at wit's ends on how to accommodate the additional rush of patients. Safdarjung Hospital has shifted many such patients to it...
30 Aug, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Here’s all you need to know about dengueAccording to the WHO, there are about 390 mn cases of dengue fever worldwide, and of the total number of cases, 96 mn require medical treat...
01 Jun, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
Researchers develop paper-based test to diagnose Ebola, dengueThe paper-based device changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, which can help diagnose the dise...
19 Aug, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
Paper strip test can detect Ebola, dengue in 10 minutesThe new MIT device relies on lateral flow technology, which is used in pregnancy tests and has recently been exploited for diagnosing strep...
24 Feb, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Dengue is caused by four different strains of virusIt gets transmitted by female mosquito of genus Aedes. These domestic mosquitoes, thriving around human habitations, typically bite in dayl...
24 Nov, 2014, 11.39 AM IST