Four-year-old boy from Tiruppur district dies of dengue
A four-year-old boy from Tiruppur district has died due to dengue fever at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. The child suffered from complications including Dengue Shock Syndrome and respiratory failure before succumbing to cardiac arrest.
Why it matters
It underscores the ongoing public health risks posed by dengue outbreaks in specific regions of India.
Four-year-old boy from Tiruppur district dies of dengue COIMBATORE: The Health Department has confirmed the death of a four-year-old boy from Tiruppur district due to dengue. The child, identified as Tamil from Kungumapalayam village in Palladam Block, was diagnosed with Dengue Shock Syndrome combined with sepsis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, where he was referred to by a private clinic.
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