Summary Aedes aegypti mosquito breeds in stagnant water.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Forty six new dengue fever cases have been confirmed during last 24 hours in Punjab, Dunya News reported on Friday.
The number of dengue-infected patients in the province has mounted to 2,165.
In the last 24 hours, 46 cases of dengue had been tested positive in the province, out of which 33 and 9 belong to Lahore and Rawalpindi, respectively.
Health officials have repeatedly advised people to wear full length clothes and spray insecticide against mosquitoes inside the houses.
Dengue usually starts with fever within four to seven days of the mosquito bite. The patient would have flu-like high fever, accompanied by muscular and joint pains.
According to the doctors, it is easy to differentiate between viral fever and dengue. In viral infection, the patient would have running nose, throat pain, mild body ache and weakness.
In dengue, the patient would have high-grade fever, severe body ache, joint pains and rashes, which may turn pink within 24 to 48 hours of contracting fever.
