Dengue may spread further and faster during Eid vacation with thousands of people expecting to head home, said doctors and experts.

Tamanna Yesmin, a homemaker from Manda Kazibari, is currently undergoing treatment at Mugda Medical College Hospital for dengue. She has been admitted to the hospital since Tuesday.

Thirty-two more dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Thirty-five more dengue patients have been hospitalised in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

At least 29 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours, till 8:00am yesterday.

Collective efforts are very important to save people from dengue. Everyone will have to come forward to destroy all breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

The first death from dengue this year was reported yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 31 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

At least 22 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

At least 31 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday. Only three were from outside the capital.

At least 109 dengue patients were hospitalised in the first week of June alone, an alarming spike.

At least 17 dengue patients were hospitalised in different hospitals across the country yesterday, indicating a rising trend.

A poor diet, irrespective of genetic risk factors, is associated with a 30% increased risk of diabetes. Genetic risk factors and diet quality are independently associated with type 2 diabetes; a healthy diet is linked to lower diabetes risk across all levels of genetic risk.

In a small, randomised study, sleep restriction increased daily calorie intake, weight gain, and abdominal fat deposition.

Drugs that used to successfully fight diseases are gradually becoming ineffective due to decades of malpractice: intake of over-prescribed or self-prescribed medicines.  

Almost all clinically important and widely used antibiotics have lost their effectiveness by more than 50 percent, found a recent study -- a development that can leave the population defenceless against pandemics.

Lifestyle is considered a significant factor of health. An unhealthy lifestyle leads to several non-communicable diseases. If you successfully follow a healthy lifestyle, you might avoid, delay or reduce the need for medication.

The absence of an effective mechanism to check Aedes mosquitoes, including proper and timely surveillance by the city corporations, is mainly to blame for dengue cases spiralling in the capital and elsewhere in the country, experts say.

At least 221 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of which only 22 are from outside Dhaka.

Certain areas within the jurisdiction of the city corporation require intensive care when it comes to Aedes mosquitoes. They need to be cleaned, fogged, and sprayed regularly -- something the city authorities have failed to do. Some experts say this is the prime reason behind the rise in this year’s dengue cases.