Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Dengue, the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, is running rampant in Bangladesh with the number of patients visiting hospitals rising fast.

Most of the dengue patients are losing blood platelets much faster than earlier seen, the doctors say. Sometimes patients do not even realise that they are losing platelets. As a result, delayed hospitalisation is making their treatment complex for physicians.

Dengue patients often suffer from different physical complications and the experts suggest anyone with the disease seek medical help quickly.

As many as 35,262 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals this year as of Oct 28, according to the Directorate of Health Services. At least 128 of them died.

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