Health experts say that the way Delhi-NCR has a sometimes rainy and sometimes sunny weather, it can be a home for diseases, due to which all people should take special precautions.

With the change in weather, viral infection is spreading rapidly. More than half of the patients coming to the OPD daily are being diagnosed with viral fever.

This monsoon season is also increasing the risk of diseases in the capital, Delhi-NCR. According to the information received from hospitals, the number of patients complaining of fever, cough, and body pain in OPD has been increasing rapidly for the last three to four weeks. In most cases, patients are being diagnosed with viral fever, although in some people, dengue and malaria problems are also being detected during the test. Health experts say that the way Delhi-NCR has a sometimes rainy and sometimes sunny weather, it can be a home for diseases, due to which all people should take special precautions.

Most of the symptoms of viral fever and mosquito-borne diseases are also similar, so it is difficult to differentiate between them in the beginning. However, in conditions like dengue, a delay in diagnosis can cause serious health problems; for this reason, it is very important to be cautious.

Patients with fever are increasing in the OPD.

The change in weather every day is making people sick. The situation is that most the people are troubled by viral fever. They are also getting dengue tests done on the advice of the doctor. According to the lab report of the district hospital located in Noida, out of about 200 patients coming to the OPD, dengue tests are being conducted in 50 patients. In the investigation, one or two patients are coming out dengue positive every day. According to the health department, since January, 27 dengue and 35 malaria patients have been found in the district.

What do health experts say?

District Malaria Officer Shruti Kirti Verma said that the health department team is continuously investigating in the district. Every day, the team is going out on the field since morning and is visiting various sectors and societies. Dengue larvae are being detected when waterlogging is found at various places. In such a situation, one or two patients are being found every day. Action is also being taken on finding larvae.

On the other hand, District Hospital physician Dr. Pradeep Kumar Shailat said that these days, the weather becomes cool as soon as it rains, and as soon as the sun comes out, the heat increases due to humidity. Not only this, but AC and coolers are also causing harm these days at night.

Increased numbers of patients with symptoms of dengue and viral fever

MD Medicine Dr. Utkarsh Srivastava in a private hospital in Delhi says, viral infection is spreading rapidly with the change in weather. Viral fever is being diagnosed in more than half of the patients coming to the OPD daily. Fever usually gets cured in three to four days if treatment is started on time. But many patients start medicines on their own or leave them in between, due to which it may take more time for them to recover.

Apart from this, many symptoms of dengue and viral fever are similar, making it difficult to differentiate by oneself, so it is also important to pay serious attention to the problem of fever.

What is the difference between viral fever and dengue?

Viral fever and dengue are both fever-related diseases, but their causes and symptoms can be different.
Viral fever is caused by influenza, adenovirus, etc., which spread through air, contact, or infected surfaces. Dengue is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Symptoms like mild to moderate fever, body ache, headache, sore throat, and cough are common in viral fever. This fever often subsides in 3-5 days.

On the other hand, severe symptoms like sudden high fever (102-105°F), intense headache, pain behind the eyes, severe joint pain, red rash on the skin and drop in the number of platelets are seen in dengue.

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