Hyderabad: As the world observes the 126th World Mosquito Day on August 20, to the mark the discovery of the mosquito as the vector that transmits malaria among humans, the treatment of vector-borne diseases is yet to see a milestone. Patients are dependent on the management of symptoms of these diseases.
In Telangana, about 8,000 cases of dengue are reported on an annual basis. The state has recorded 2,399 dengue cases from January to July, as per government data; over 1,300 cases were reported in July alone.
With the onset of monsoon, the state has also seen a spike in viral fever cases, with around 15-20 patients reporting every day at Fever Hospital, along with 10-12 persons suffering from gastroenteritis. In July, Rangareddy district recorded 1,181 fever, 124 dengue and three malaria cases.
With seasonal diseases including vector-borne and those caused by contamination of food and water becoming more prevalent, people are more concerned about these diseases as compared to a global health emergency such as monkeypox (mpox).
A study conducted by LocalCircles, which took responses from 10,000 citizens in 324 districts, showed that about 29 per cent of people are concerned about seasonal viral diseases and only six per cent about monkeypox. The same study showed that 13 per cent of respondents were concerned about Covid-19.
