JPMC paramedic dies of dengue fever

Karachi
The dengue haemorrhagic fever claimed another life in the city as a paramedic of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) died on Thursday.
Tasawur Hussain, 41, was a ward boy at JPMC and was admitted when he developed high-grade fever, internal bleeding, low platelets level and Septicemia, a condition described as bacterial infection of the blood.
Doctors at JPMC confirmed that Hussain tested positive for dengue while also suffering from other complications including blood poisoning.
However, they confirmed that it was dengue shock syndrome which ultimately led to his death.
This is the eighth death in the city caused by dengue this year. Meanwhile, the total number of patients who tested positive for the disease is more than 3,000.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) plans to launch a fumigation drive in the city from Friday but health experts describe it would be “too late”. The experts said prevalence of the disease would die down by itself after November 15, when winter will sent in full form.
Health experts urged people to take precautionary measures on their own, use mosquito repellents, wear clothes with long sleeves, keep surroundings clean and not letting water accumulate inside and outside their homes.
They said dengue viral infection could prove to be lethal in people with weak immune systems and for those, who had already been infected by the viral disease.
The experts advised seeking immediate medical attention in case of high fever, headache, red spots on the skin and bleeding from mouth and nostrils.