Alarming increase in dengue fever - say private practitioners

Alarming increase in dengue fever – say private practitioners

Jul 20, 2010 News

The Ministry of Health has said that according to its surveillance there is no increase in flu or any other related illness.
On Saturday, Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, explained too that Guyana does not have any specific flu season similar to which operates in other parts of the world, particularly the temperate countries.
However, several local private practitioners when contacted by this newspaper said their clinics have been overcrowded with persons complaining of pains about the body, fever, headaches and in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea.
One doctor explained that all of these symptoms are those associated with dengue fever. This newspaper was told too that there have been an alarming number of tests done and these revealed that persons were suffering with dengue fever.
According to reports from the private clinics, some persons are overlooking the symptoms and are treating themselves with common flu medication instead of getting the test done and proper medication.
Reports are, too, that the public hospitals are doing the dengue fever tests but results are made available some two weeks later.
“By this time a person can become gravely ill. That is why so many people are turning up at the private clinics to do the slide test which is also effective and treatment can be administered in a timely manner,” one doctor said.
When asked what maybe the cause for the increase in numbers of these flu like symptoms, one doctor said the current state of the city.
“The poor drainage and the garbage around the city, we need to continue with the fogging around the city, all these factors are contributing to these illnesses.”
Checks around at Health Centres and hospitals proved that there is a large number of persons visiting with flu like symptoms as well as vomiting and diarrhea.
One patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital who spoke to this newspaper yesterday said she has been getting severe headaches, pains in her joints and muscles and fever.
She said after spending several hours waiting to see a doctor she was merely told that is was a virus, and given some pain relievers and Panadol syrup.

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