Dengue

Dengue fever is a disease caused by the dengue virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Several species of Aedes mosquitoes (female mosquitoes), especially Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, are the main carriers of dengue and chikungunya viruses. Everyone is requested to follow the information below to stay safe from dengue virus attacks.

Dengue

Symptoms

• Initially, when dengue fever occurs, there is a mild fever for the first 3 to 4 days along with pain in the arms and legs. Headache, joint pain may also occur. Sometimes the pain is severe, so another name for this fever is “break bone fever”.
• On the third day of dengue fever, the body temperature can be 104 to 106 degrees.
• This fever reduces the amount of water in the body, so the amount of urine decreases, nausea may occur, and there may be a loss of appetite.

Nowadays, there is a possibility of contracting dengue virus despite having a mild fever. Therefore, if you have a fever for 4-5 consecutive days, get a blood test at the hospital or clinic. Moreover, our conventional wisdom was that Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, but now it has been found that these mosquitoes bite at night as well, so we should be vigilant both during the day and at night.

Things to do to prevent dengue infection

• Water should not be allowed to accumulate in any place or container. Accumulated water is a favorable environment for the reproduction of Aedes mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.
• Always use a mosquito net while sleeping at night.
• Wear full-sleeved shirts/pants.
• If there is any rainwater accumulating anywhere in the house or around it, clean it immediately.
• Sprinkle bleaching powder in ponds, ponds or drains, this can prevent the spread of mosquitoes.

Things to do if infected:

• Drink plenty of water.
• Do not take any medicine without consulting a doctor and without a blood test.
• You can use paracetamol to reduce fever, but no other medicine should be taken without consulting a doctor.
• There is no specific medicine or vaccine for dengue fever, so the patient with dengue should be kept under a mosquito net.

Prevention and treatment:

There is no approved vaccine for dengue virus, so prevention depends on controlling the mosquito that carries the virus and protecting against its bites. Dengue fever vaccine has been approved in some countries, but this vaccine is only effective in people who have been infected once. Basically, avoiding Aedes mosquito bites is the main way to prevent dengue.