Hoshiarpur- Today on the occasion of National Dengue Day, as per the directions of Civil Surgeon Dr. Pawan Kumar Shagotra, a district level awareness seminar on dengue was organized at Vardhman Spinning Mill Hoshiarpur under the theme “See, Clean, Cover: Adopt measures to defeat dengue”. The seminar was organized at Vardhman Spinning Mill under the leadership of District Epidemiologist Dr. Jagdeep Singh in collaboration with HR Mr. Narinder Singh Rana.
SMO ESI Dr. Kamaljit Singh Chauhan, District Epidemiologist Dr. Jagdeep Singh, Deputy Mass Media Officer Dr. Tripta Devi, Deputy Mass Media Officer Madam Ramandeep Kaur, HI Tarsem Singh, Jaswinder Singh and Vishal Puri and ANM Manisha Thakur and Surinder Kaur participated in this program.
While inaugurating the program, Dr. Kamaljit Singh Chauhan said that preventing the breeding of mosquitoes is necessary to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. He said that if the general public becomes fully aware of the reasons for its spread, preventive precautions and its symptoms, only then we can eradicate dengue from its roots.
Dr. Jagdeep Singh told about dengue through PPT that dengue is a type of severe fever which spreads due to the bite of female Aedes aegypti mosquito and this mosquito bites in the morning and evening. It breeds in open and stagnant water sources, such as coolers, flower pots, refrigerator trays, waste tires, and broken pots, etc., in which water remains stagnant. Therefore, it is important to protect yourself from mosquitoes.
For this, you should clean your cooler, flower pots, bird water bowls and refrigerator trays once a week. Water should not be allowed to accumulate in the courtyard of the house, roofs, old tires, broken utensils, etc. Special attention should be paid to the cleanliness of your surroundings. He said that wear such clothes which cover the body completely. Use mosquito repellent cream, oil etc. in homes and offices and use mosquito net while sleeping at night.
HI Tarsem Singh, present on the occasion, told about the symptoms of dengue that dengue can cause severe headache, high fever, pain in muscles and joints, pain behind the eyes, nausea, vomiting, feeling tired and skin rashes, bleeding from mouth and gums etc. He said that if any such symptoms are seen, immediately go to the nearest government hospital or health center and get the blood tested and seek medical advice.
Deputy Mass Media Officer Dr. Tripta Devi said that dengue fever is a viral fever and it lasts for five to seven days and then gets cured. Do not take any medicine yourself without consulting a doctor in case of fever. Only paracetamol should be used. Aspirin or ibuprofen should not be used. Dengue fever examination and supportive treatment are provided free of cost in the district hospital.
At the end of the program, HR Narinder Singh Rana thanked the entire team of the health department and assured his employees to share this information further.