Dengue Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

What is Dengue Fever?

Dengue is a viral infection

What Causes Dengue Fever?

Dengue fever caused by four similar viruses of dengue( DENV 1,2,3,4) spread by mosquito bites.

VIRUS doesn’t spread directly from person to person but spreads by mosquito bite by Aedes mosquito (Tiger Mosquitoe) which gets infected by biting dengue infected person and spreads to another person.

What are the signs & symptoms?

High Fever, Headache, Eye pain, Joint pain, Backache, Rash, Vomiting, Painabdomen, Weakness, Bleeding gums, Nose Bleed, Blood in stool.

What are the Warning Signs?

Severe abdominal pain
Persistent vomiting
Bleeding from gums, nose
Blood in vomiting or black colored stools
Rapid breathing

With the above warning sign, the patient should visit the doctor as early as possible and may require hospitalization.

How it is Diagnosed?

Doctor diagnosis it by signs and symptoms, blood tests and dengue test (ELISA)

What is the Treatment?

There is no specific treatment or drug for Dengue Infection.

The patient should seek medical advice from the doctor
Rest
Drink plenty of fluids
Paracetamol to bring down fever and reduce joint pains
Severe cases of Dengue require hospitalization and IV fluids and may require a blood transfusion.

How can Dengue Fever be prevented?

The best protection is to prevent mosquito bites

Use screens on doors and windows
Use long-sleeved shirts, pants to cover the body completely
Use mosquito repellents and nets
Avoid mosquito breeding places by discarding the rainwater collected in unused tins or containers, covering the water tanks and water storage items.

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