DHAKA (Reuters) -Dengue infections are climbing rapidly across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the biggest single-day rise in both deaths and hospital admissions this year.

Twelve people have died in the past 24 hours and 740 new patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, the Directorate General of Health Services said on Sunday. So far this year, dengue has killed at least 179 people and infected nearly 42,000 nationwide.

Children are increasingly crowding into hospital wards, many arriving with high fever, rashes, and dehydration. Some develop severe complications.

“Children are more vulnerable to rapid fluid loss and shock, which makes severe dengue extremely dangerous for them,” said physician ABM Abdullah, urging parents not to ignore early symptom

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