Delhi Faces Monsoon Surge in Viral Fever & Infections: Doctors Recommend Typhoid, Dengue Tests

Due to weather conditions in monsoon which create an environment boosting the growth and transfer of bacterial infection and disease medical experts say.

Due to weather conditions in monsoon which create an environment boosting the growth and transfer of bacterial infection and disease medical experts say. The city of Dehli is surging with bacterial infection and disease.

Physicians have witnessed an increasing number of cases of dengue, influenza, viral hepatitis, chikungunya, and respiratory issues. While the state government has not released any official data private hospitals have reported a significant increase in cases and are stressing necessary precautions to prevent such diseases from getting transmitted to you and your family.

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Leptospira bacteria cases have been found transmitted from the Urine of infected animals and COVID cases are also been reported. Leptospira bacteria spreads around this time of the year and mostly in flood prone area. Symptoms of the disease are mild and include fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, kidney and liver dysfunction, jaundice which can become pneumonia, brain fever, and bone marrow suppression if not taken seriously.

70% of patients admitted to OPD with fever are diagnosed with dengue or flu. Due to all this chaos, it is advisable to get yourself checked for typhoid and dengue to protect yourself from the worst-case scenario and get protect yourself.

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Dr. Neeraj Nischal, a professor in the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, said, “Serious patients from nearby states are usually referred to hospitals with cases of typhoid, dengue, malaria, and leptospirosis, which are commonly reported during this time of the year.”

There has been a 30% to 40% rise in mosquito-borne disease due to heavy rain creating a breeding ground for Mosquitoes. Respiratory disease may increase due to higher humidity and mild growth. The area in the city with poor drainage is suffering from a lot of inconvenience as well as diseases like dengue, gastroenteritis, and typhoid fever.

Dr. Gaurav Jain from Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Dhara, said, “Dengue accounts for 35% of monsoon-related diseases, followed by malaria at 20%, chikungunya at 5-8%, viral gastroenteritis at over 35%, and respiratory infections at 10%.”

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