Thiruvananthapuram With the onset of the rains, an increase in dengue and leptospirosis cases should be expected in the next four months in the State and people should be on the alert, Health Minister Veena George said here on Monday.
The Health department, which reviewed the State’s infectious diseases plan on Monday, decided to strengthen all preventive and control measures and open fever clinics in all public sector hospitals. Doxy corners will be set up in all hospitals for the distribution of doxycycline prophylactic dosage against leptospirosis.
Ms. George said both dengue and leptospirosis can be managed well if the disease is detected and treated early and hence rather that resort to self-medication, people should seek the advice of a medical professional if they develop fever or related symptoms like muscle pain or back ache
