Spray chemical to kill mosquito larva (Photo: VNA)This raises the total number of people contracting dengue fever in the capitalto more than 13,200 since early this year.
The sixthpatient, who reportedly died of dengue fever on August 9 night at the NationalHospital for Tropical Diseases, was a 56-year-old woman from Thanh Xuan district.She was hospitalised five days earlier with cardiac arrest and multi-organfailure.
The fiveother fatalities were from the capital’s Hoang Mai, Dong Da, Ba Dinh and HaDong districts. Data from the city’s Centre for Preventive Medicine show that90 percent of dengue patients live in the districts of Hoang Mai, Dong Da,Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong, Cau Giay, Hai Ba Trung, Thanh Tri, Thanh Oai, Thuong Tin,and Hoai Duc.
Denguefever generally mimics flu symptoms and goes away within a week, but some casescan be more serious and require hospitalisation.
The rapidincrease in the number of dengue fever patients has pushed hospitals intooverload, including the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bach MaiHospital, Thanh Nhan Hospital and Dong Da Hospital.
The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases onAugust 9 had to use its meeting room to set up 20 beds for patients. Thatmorning, 500 people arrived at the hospital for dengue-fever examinations.
Thehospital has a hotline number - 0969241616 - to receive questions related todengue fever.
The Ministry of Health reports that over 82,000 people have contracted denguefever around the country this year, with 23 fatalities.-VNA
The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases onAugust 9 had to use its meeting room to set up 20 beds for patients. Thatmorning, 500 people arrived at the hospital for dengue-fever examinations.
Thehospital has a hotline number - 0969241616 - to receive questions related todengue fever.
The Ministry of Health reports that over 82,000 people have contracted denguefever around the country this year, with 23 fatalities.-VNA
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