As the dengue epidemic continues to grip Karnataka, many residents are concerned about the financial burden of medical treatment. With rising hospitalisation rates and costs, the question of health insurance coverage is becoming increasingly important. Health insurance policies typically cover a wide range of medical expenses, including hospitalisation, doctor’s fees, and medications. However, the specific … Read more
By Prathiba Raju and Abhijeet Singh New Delhi: Humanity’s oldest and deadliest vector-borne disease, malaria has continued to be a silent killer. Although there has been continuous impressive gains in reduction of the disease burden in the country, the emerging and re-emerging diseases transmitted by mosquitoes pose a growing threat. India being the most populous … Read more
Six fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the last one week in Delhi, taking the tally to 61, according to a civic report released on Monday.Till March 26 this year, 55 cases of dengue were recorded in the city. Six fresh cases have been reported in the last one week, it said. According … Read more
Covid-19 and dengie, malaris can ahve overlapping symptoms Monsoons bring with it tons of vector-borne infectious diseases that become a grave concern for the healthcare system. Cases of malaria and dengue are at rising. Delhi this year witnessed the highest number of dengue cases compared to the last three years. Both dengue and malaria are … Read more
Given the role of multiple factors and their dynamic interactions in prevalence of VBD’s, each state faces unique challenges at the ground level to deal with prevention and control. By Agendra Kumar How often do we realize that infections transmitted by pesky little insects (Referred to as Vectors in Epidemiology), have been killing more than … Read more
Nagpur comparatively has more malaria cases than Pune. An emergence of diarrhoea and malaria cases has been witnessed in Pune and Nagpur cities. In Pune, a team of experts has carried out a study that has linked the spike in these vector-borne diseases with local weather, a report by The IE pointed out. The study … Read more