High Fever? It Might Be a Symptom of Dengue

Dengue in India Dengue has become, in recent years, an annual scare during the monsoon season in India. It is not uncommon to find newspapers and television channels full of stories on Dengue’s rising incidences. The statistics are equally concerning. In 2014, there were 40,571 reported cases of Dengue in India and 137 subsequent deaths. Dengue is spread by several species of mosquito of the Aedes type, principally A. aegypti. The virus has five different types;infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type, but only short-term immunity…

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Symptoms of Dengue Fever and How it is Different From Regular Flu

Dengue in India Dengue has become, in recent years, an annual scare during the monsoon season in India. It is not uncommon to find newspapers and television channels full of stories on Dengue’s rising incidences. The statistics are equally concerning. In 2014, there were 40,571 reported cases of Dengue in India and 137 subsequent deaths. This number rose sharply in 2015, to 99,913 reported cases and 220 deaths. This year, the situation is as grim. In Delhi itself, 171 cases have already been reported, the highest in five years, with…

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Gripped by Pokémon fever? Try this nail art

  WHAT IT IS: A nail-art trend inspired by Pokemon. HOW IT STARTED: Augmented reality game app Pokemon Go has taken the world by storm and the craze has now extended to nail art. HOW IT’S DONE: Head to your local nail salon and ask them to give you anything Pokemon-related on your nails, like Pikachu, PokeBalls and anything from the game’s universe. You can go for straight-up replicas of their favourite Pokemon, or you can add embellishments like glitter and rhinestone to really make your nail art pop. [“source-ndtv”]

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