Summary 17 out of 25 patients belong to Lahore.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Twenty five new dengue fever cases have been confirmed during last 24 hours in Punjab, Dunya News reported on Saturday.
After confirmation of the new cases, the number of dengue-infected patients in the province has reached 2,350.
According to health department, 17 patents belong to Lahore, six are from Gujranwala, one is from Gujranwala and another patient belongs to Sahiwal.
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
