Keshav Adhikari

DHADING: As many as three patients have tested positive for Dengue in Dhading district today.

Among the patients who visited the District Hospital for check up were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease after a blood test, informed doctors at the hospital.

After being diagnosed with Dengue, they were referred to Teku-based Shukraraj Tropical Hospital in Kathmandu.

Doctor said that Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopicitus mosquitoes bite in the day time and breed in clean water. Mild to high fever, severe headache, pain in the eyes, muscles and rashes are some of the symptoms of the disease.