Mosquitoes are very small insects but they are perhaps the deadliest ones for human beings. Indian people easily understand this reality as 2006 brought a number of attacks from mosquitoes and many people died from mosquito-borne diseases. Earlier in the year, the Indian people suffered from the Dengue fever. Now, it is the turn of Japanese encephalitis to kill Indian people.
Japanese encephalitis has killed at least 100 children in northern
over the past month, bringing the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 382 since an outbreak began in July, officials said Thursday. India The new deaths in the impoverished state of Uttar Pradesh came despite the onset of the winter season, when the spread of the disease usually subsides.
Still, officials said the death toll this year was much lower compared to 1,400-odd people who died last year because of encephalitis.
I am just worried about the damaging impact of mosquito borne diseases on Indian economy. On the one hand, people have to suffer additional medical expenses. Then the death of 400 persons is not a matter of joke and this is a drain on the economy. Finally, some tourists may get scared about visiting
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