THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government's failure to fortify the health apparatus has given rise to a massive rate of fever across Kerala. The hospitals in Kerala are not even capable of providing the required platelets to dengue-affected thousands. Leptospirosis is also spreading like wildfire across the terrain. Complaints too pop up at this hour pointing out the lack of workers and doctors which adds to the worry of thousands choked in hospitals.

In the span of 10 days, 11462 people reached hospitals with dengue. The total fever cases in Kerala have surpassed 1.12 lakhs. 13,409 are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals. The most affected district is Malappuram with 2051 cases. Earlier today in Kuttippuram, a 14-year-old boy named Gokul died of H1N1.

The ineptness of the government made it easy for such diseases to wiggle into Kerala. Fogging exercise is mandatory during monsoon times and it is the onus of the government and corporations to ensure it gets done effectively. The exercise gets rid of mosquitoes and rats which mostly reside in squalid few junks in the city. However, the work never met its target and was conducted in haste with a laconic attitude. The result saw many such rats and mosquitoes swarming human habitats. With the death of Gokul in Malappuram, the total number of casualties during this fever season has reached 113.

Dengue-affected people will witness a lowering of blood count which makes it mandatory for the hospital to provide needed platelets. The count can plunge below 50,000 at a quick pace. However, in most medical colleges and Taluk hospitals, the blood banks are running empty. On the darker side, monsoons are also strengthening, determined to create havoc.

Mosquito nets are provided in most hospitals, but the sudden surge in patients makes it impossible to shelter the thousands reaching hospitals under one net.