Summary:
The spread of the dengue virus cannot happen directly from one person to another. Kolhapur: The menace of dengue still seems to be far from under control as 232 cases were reported in the month of September, of which 158 were from the city and 74 were from rural areas. The report from the health department said that out of the 30 cases reported in the month of October, 24 are from the city, while 6 are from the various rural areas.With this, the total number of dengue cases has reached 1,667 this year. It occurs when the mosquito has previously bitten a person who was infected.The pathway which is followed in the case of incidence of dengue is ‘infected person to mosquito to another person’. An Aedes mosquito is needed for the virus to be transferred..