In the month of September so far, Mumbai has reported 398 cases of malaria, 139 cases of dengue and 208 gastro cases. According to the public health department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the number of H1N1 cases have decreased rapidly in the month of September in comparison to previous months.

Only six cases of H1N1 were reported in the city, this month. Speaking about the number of malaria cases visited on an OPD basis, Dr Aniket Mule, consultant internal medicine, Wockhardt Hospitals said, “We have been observing one to two dengue and around four malaria patients daily. Malaria spreads by the bite of a female Anopheles Mosquito. It can be life-threatening in serious cases if there is evidence of a high parasitic index and not treated at the right time. The symptoms of malaria are fever, sweating, chills, headache, and fatigue.”