Highlighting that most dengue fatalities are linked to delayed diagnosis and hospital arrival, leading medical experts have urged the public to prioritize early testing, timely treatment, and greater awareness of warning signs.
Speaking on the matter, Professor Shahnoor Sharmin Munni, head of the Dengue Unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), noted that patients often arrive in irreversible conditions after delaying care, mistakenly believing testing should wait three days or assuming danger passes when fever subsides.
Mugda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) Deputy Director Dr. Muhammad Nurul Islam cautioned that dangerous complications like plasma leakage can persist even after fever drops, warning against self-medication, unnecessary antibiotics, and harmful painkillers like aspirin. Meanwhile, Kurmitola Multicare Specialized Hospital Director Brig Gen Md Saydur Rahman observed emerging cardiac and liver-related complications, noting that only 10 to 15 percent of severe cases require hospitalization if caught early.
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director (Hospital and Clinics) Dr. Md Nurul Islam assured that adequate diagnostic kits and saline are available at all levels up to upazila complexes, encouraging early local testing to ease pressure on large city hospitals.
According to DGHS statistics, Bangladesh has recorded 94,151 dengue infections and 294 deaths so far this year.
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