Srilanka, June 15 -- As diseases such as Dengue, Influenza, Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, and Meningitis are commonly spreading among children these days, parents should act with extreme vigilance, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children's Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said yesterday (14).

Dr. Perera also stated that it is the responsibility of all parties to be aware of these disease conditions and take steps to prevent falling victim to these illnesses. He said that Dengue is a fatal disease and exhibits symptoms such as fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, body aches, joint pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, and if a fever persists for more than two days, attention should be paid to it and the patient should be directed to a q...