Write a proposal on how to check the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, chikungunya and dengue in your colony. Suggest effective measures and the budgetary requiremens for doing so in not more than 150 words
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After the comparatively heavy rainfall the city received this year, Delhi has turned into a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Umpteenth people are getting affected and hospitals are being swarmed with chikungunya, dengue and malaria patients. The problem is that these mosquito-borne diseases are difficult to diagnose, given the similar symptoms they have with fever being a prominent part.
If these key differences are not detected and treated on time, the diseases could definitely prove hazardous. Speaking to indianexpress.com, Dr Ashok Dalal, gastroenterologist at Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, explained in detail, about the symptoms, key differences, treatment and preventive measures of malaria, dengue and chikungunya.
CAUSES
Malaria
This disease is caused by the transmission of plasmodium — a parasitic protozoa — into the body’s system. There are two types of plasmodium species that are common in India — Vivax and Falciparum, which are transmitted into the human bodies through the spit of Anopheles mosquitoes, says Dr Dalal. The Anopheles mosquitoes bite usually during the day.
Dengue
This viral disease is transmitted to human bodies through the bite of female Aedes mosquitoes and from an infected human to another, in cases of blood transfusion. The dengue causing mosquitoes usually bite during the night, says the gastroenterologist.
Chikungunya
Chikungunya is caused by the same female Aedes mosquitoes that cause dengue. This ailment mostly affects the muscle cells of the body, says Dr Dalal.
If these key differences are not detected and treated on time, the diseases could definitely prove hazardous. Speaking to indianexpress.com, Dr Ashok Dalal, gastroenterologist at Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, explained in detail, about the symptoms, key differences, treatment and preventive measures of malaria, dengue and chikungunya.
CAUSES
Malaria
This disease is caused by the transmission of plasmodium — a parasitic protozoa — into the body’s system. There are two types of plasmodium species that are common in India — Vivax and Falciparum, which are transmitted into the human bodies through the spit of Anopheles mosquitoes, says Dr Dalal. The Anopheles mosquitoes bite usually during the day.
Dengue
This viral disease is transmitted to human bodies through the bite of female Aedes mosquitoes and from an infected human to another, in cases of blood transfusion. The dengue causing mosquitoes usually bite during the night, says the gastroenterologist.
Chikungunya
Chikungunya is caused by the same female Aedes mosquitoes that cause dengue. This ailment mostly affects the muscle cells of the body, says Dr Dalal.
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