Department of Health Education Research and Development, University of the Punjab, Lahore,pakistan, India
Research Article
Harmful Aspects of Quackery Practices Concerning Dengue Fever Prevalence among Inhabitants in Sindh Pakistan
Author(s): Rehan Khan*
Background: In this report the Directorate of anti-quackery of the Sindh Healthcare Commission (DAQ-SHCC), Pakistan aims to resonate with the community the impact of inadequate knowledge of illegitimate medical practitioners and the palliative measures taken by them to cure probable dengue patients in the beginning at the onset of fever and the large dosage of analgesics (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents) being prescribed and running no diagnostic test may lead to potentially dangerous hemorrhagic fever and shock syndrome which can cause an increase in the fatality rate. Dengue fever has recently swept the entire Pakistan and put the state on high alert. From July 2019 to November 2019 (as of 12th November) a record has set that seems to cross 47,120 dengue fever cases together with 75 casualties. While 12,053 (25.57%) cases have only been reported from Sindh, whi.. Read More»
DOI:
37421/2380-5439.2022.10.100020