Dengue
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| Characteristics of Dengue |
Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito
infected with any one of the four dengue viruses. It occurs in tropical
and sub-tropical areas of the world.
Symptoms appear 3—14 days after
the infective bite. Dengue fever is a febrile illness that affects
infants, young children and adults.
Symptoms range from a mild fever, to incapacitating high fever,
with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and
rash.
There are no specific antiviral medicines for dengue. It is
important to maintain hydration.
Use of acetylsalicylic acid (e.g.
aspirin) and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. Ibuprofen) is
not recommended.
Dengue haemorrhagic fever (fever, abdominal pain, vomiting,
bleeding) is a potentially lethal complication, affecting mainly
children. Early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by
experienced physicians and nurses increase survival of patients.
Dengue fever facts
- Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes.
- Symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy), and rash. The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever, rash, and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue fever.
- Because dengue fever is caused by a virus, there is no specific medicine or antibiotic to treat it. For typical dengue fever, the treatment is purely concerned with relief of the symptoms (symptomatic).
- The acute phase of the illness with fever and myalgias lasts about one to two weeks.
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a specific syndrome that tends to affect children under 10 years of age. It causes abdominal pain, hemorrhage (bleeding), and circulatory collapse (shock).
- The prevention of dengue fever requires control or eradication of the mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes dengue.
- There is currently no vaccine available for dengue fever.
Dengue diagnosis
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