Japanese fever, also known as Japanese encephalitis. This fever is also known as meningitis. It was first seen in Japan in the year 1871. It is spread by mosquitoes, so its effects appear only when it rains. His case has been on the rise since early June.
However, it also ends by winter. Japanese fever causes many deaths in the country every year. The disease killed three people in Assam on Wednesday. In a statement, the Assam National Health Mission said that one person died in Karimganj and two in Shivsagar due to Japanese fever. A total of 16 people have lost their lives due to the disease in Assam. A total of 121 cases of Japanese fever have been reported in the state from July 1 to Wednesday.
In India, the disease was first observed in Tamil Nadu in 1955, today the disease is a problem for the entire country.
According to the WHO, about three billion people in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific are affected by Japanese fever. Apart from this, more than 68 thousand cases of Japanese fever are reported worldwide every year, of which about 13-20 thousand cases can be fatal. According to government data, about 134 people died of Japanese fever in Assam in 2013, 165 in 2014 and 135 in 2015. At the same time, a total of 180 people died here due to Japanese fever in 2016 and 2017.
In Japanese fever, you experience fever, headache and body stiffness. Along with this, your muscles begin to contract rapidly. The patient also has tremors in this disease. If the condition is severe, paralysis is also likely. There are many ways to prevent it, but the best way is to get it vaccinated, and if you stay clean, don’t let water collect around you, so that mosquitoes don’t become a problem, you can still avoid it. It is necessary to take special care to avoid this disease in the rainy season.
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