Two die of dengue in Dhaka, Chandpur

Two people, including a madrassah student, died of dengue in Chandpur and Dhaka on Wednesday and Thursday.

In Dhaka, a woman died of the mosquito-borne disease at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Mousumi Akhter, 25, wife of Md Mamun of Bhandaria in Pirojpur.

Quoting family members, DMCH police camp in-charge inspector Bacchu Mia said Mousumi died at the intensive care unit at around 11:40am.

She was diagnosed with dengue at Mohakhali TB Hospital on Wednesday several days after had been suffering from fever, Bacchu said.

She was initially taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital as her condition deteriorated. From there, she was shifted to DMCH.

In Chandpur, Zakir Hossain, a madrassah student and a resident of Tamta Paschimpara in Shahrasti upazila, died of dengue on Wednesday evening.

Zakir Hossain, father of the deceased, said his son Abu Bakar Shihab, 14, died while being taken to Dhaka from Cumilla.

He said Shihab was admitted to upazila health complex few days before Eid after being diagnosed with dengue. He was taken to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital after his condition deteriorated.

He was referred to Dhaka on Wednesday after his condition deteriorated further and he died on way to Dhaka in the evening, he said.

Ashraf Ahmed Chowdhury, chief medical officer of Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex, confirmed the death.

Bangladesh and other Southeast Asian countries have been struggling with dengue this year as the disease caused hundreds of deaths.

Dhaka has so far confirmed 40 deaths and more than 43,000 cases since January.

Dengue fever usually causes severe flu-like symptoms, including high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pain, and a characteristic skin rash.

There is no specific treatment, the WHO says, but early detection and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates below 1 per cent.

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