Unknown disease, which led to the death of dozens of Indians, may be caused by a dengue fever. This was stated by the Deputy General Secretary of the State of Uttar Pradesh on the health care issues Amit Mohan Prasad in an interview with local media, RIA Novosti reports.
According to him, the reason for the outbreak of the disease is still investigated, but the symptoms are similar to the fever of the dengue. Prasad noted that the state authorities had already notified the state health authorities. It is noted that most of the ill unknown fever suffer from high temperature, dehydration and drop platelet levels in the blood. In some patients, such symptoms were identified as severe headache, muscle pain, nausea and an increase in lymph nodes.
Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor rated the chances of hitting an unknown viral fever from India to Russia. According to the service statement, in the two countries there is no common border, and the measures for sanitary protection of the territory of the Russian Federation at the moment make it possible to minimize the browse into the country of infectious diseases from India. The risk of spreading unknown disease in Russia is practically absent, summarized in Rospotrebnadzor.
August 30 reported that in India the number of those killed from an unknown viral fever was about 68 people, of which 40 – children’s age. For one day, the virus was due to the life of 12 children. As the source told, with reference to the leadership of India, this number of victims is only approximate, since the health authorities lead the victims in government medical institutions. The main source of morbidity was the Western regions of the state of Uttar Pradesh in the north of India. Among the main reasons for the emergence of an unknown fever, not observance by residents of sanitary and hygienic standards, as well as virus carriers – mosquitoes that breed in wetlands are vocked.