MUMBAI: The strange pattern between heavy rains and droughts may be blamed, but Maharashtra has been inundated with monsoon-related disasters. infectious diseases According to the state health department, 57 people have died so far this year.
The highly infectious flu – H1N1 – has been the deadliest, killing 24 people. CholeraWater-borne disease dengue has claimed three lives, while mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria have collectively claimed 22 lives with 15 and seven deaths respectively.
Dengue has emerged as the most prevalent viral infection this monsoon, with cases rising 41% to 8,315 in the first eight months of the year. Similarly, malaria cases have also risen by 41% to 11,808, compared to 8,376 cases in the same period last year.
Chikungunya, another viral fever spread by mosquitoes, causes severe joint pains but has not caused any deaths, but has seen a 73% rise in cases this year, with 1,871 cases reported compared to 497 in the same period in 2023.
H1N1Swine flu, earlier called swine flu, affected 1,338 people, of which 37% were in Mumbai (506). Waterborne cholera and hepatitis have killed 10 people this year, up from one death last year. Leptospirosis, a disease caused by wading through floodwaters, has killed one person.