A mysterious disease similar to dengue fever is spreading in the city. Doctors suggest that the disease is also caused by mosquitoes but its victims test negative for malaria, dengue and other vector-borne diseases.
Patients with dengue-like symptoms have been reported by various public and private hospitals.
Medical experts have advised citizens to take precautionary measures against mosquitoes.
Interestingly, just as dengue causes platelets to drop very rapidly, so does this viral fever. However, the disease is not as severe as dengue, and fortunately no deaths have been reported so far.
Doctors have advised people to follow anti-dengue precautionary measures including keeping water vessels covered and drying out stagnant water.
It has been advised that people wear full sleeves and trousers and use mosquito repellent on open skin.
It has also been suggested that the government take effective measures to control mosquito breeding before this new disease gets out of hand.
