Tag: Dengue cases in Punjab.

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Dengue fever:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Context: Rajasthan has reported 467 cases of dengue from January 1 to April 12 even before the arrival of the monsoon. In 2018, dengue was declared a perennial infection in the state. It is also a notifiable disease. Doctors and diagnostic centers have to report …

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Dengue fever:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Context: Dengue cases in Punjab have reached 16,129 — an all-time high figure since 2016.   When do cases peak? The disease has a seasonal pattern, i.e., the peak comes after monsoon and it is not uniformly distributed throughout the year. Every year, from July to …

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