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Initially the Institute of Child Health recorded his death as viral haemorrhagic fever, but this was later converted as dengue death. We never thought they will be so dangerously ill till we brought them here,” said their father Santhosh Kumar. The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme webpage reports there were 2,175 cases of dengue and one death till September 1. P 10Spike in fever cases: People must visit docs to rule out dengueThey were taken to the intensive care unit and put on life support, but in vain. Dengue patients who do not show fever are likely to be elderly, diabetic or suffering from other immune compromised states, doctors said..