Viral fever and dengue cases up in Sarlahi

Kathmandu: Cases of viral fever and dengue have been increasing in the Sarlahi district for the past few days.

The number of patients visiting private and government health facilities to avail of treatment has been growing lately. 'The infection of viral fever is spreading rapidly following the change in the weather in the wake of incessant rainfall for a week,' said Dr. Nawal Kishore Jha, Deputy Medical Superintendent at the Provincial Hospital, Malangawa.

'Patients complaining of sore throat, weakness, and high fever are high in number in the hospital of late,' said Dr. Alok Kumar Kushbaha, Chief of Lalbandi Model Hospital. Some 10 to 20 patients with infection of viral fever visit healthcare facilities at Lalbandi, Nawalpur, Hariban, and Bagmati daily, added Dr. Kushbaha.

Most of the viral fever cases were reported at Lalbandi, Nawalpur, and Hariban, according to Mumtaz Mikrani, Chief of the Department of Health at Lalbandi Municipality.

Similarly, cases of dengue are also on the rise in the district, according to Dr. Jha at the Provincial Hospital. There are 61 dengue-infected patients reported in the district at present.

To be protected from dengue and viral fever, doctors have advised keeping surroundings clean to keep away mosquitoes and not close contact with the infected persons.

Meanwhile, those infected ones have been advised to take a rest and stay indoors as much as possible while it's scorching hot outside and follow health-related precautions.

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