Health
Simple Saliva Test Detects Dengue in 20 Minutes
Dengue is a viral infection, transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Symptoms, as listed by Mayo Clinic in US, include high fever (41 C), severe headache, pain in joints, mu…
Winter
In rare case, dengue attacks South Mumbai man's spine
A 26-year-old south Mumbai resident was treated for a rare manifestation of dengue affecting the spine leading to acute urine retention. According to experts, while the dengue virus is rarely kn…
Stagnant water
Now, an app to tackle dengue
Two months ago, 33-year-old Mulund resident Jay Pagnis got high fever. He started experiencing shooting pain in the orbit of his eyes and his bone joints hurt excruciatingly. "I had dengue, my…
Platelets
Dengue menace – plasma centre at KEM defunct since a decade
Even as dengue has caused widespread panic among the public, the country's only government-run plasma fractionation centre at KEM hospital continues to remain defunct for over a decade now. Commi…
Sitaram Kunte
Blacklisted firm supplying insecticide to stop dengue, claims BJP
In the wake of a rise in dengue cases in the city, a BJP corporator has alleged that a particular insecticide which is being used to destroy mosquito larvae in the city is of inferior quality…
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