Dengue fever

Dengue fever

Dengue fever

The harmful viral disease that crops up in tropical areas whose transmission is carried out by mosquitoes, by which we suffer from sudden high fever and high severe joint pain is termed as Dengue. Dengue fever is the most common disease of the present times. Now we will discuss its symptoms, prevention and treatment of dengue fever in the following manner.

An estimated 500 million dengue infections occur worldwide each year, with about 99 million resulting in illness. Most cases 0f Dengue fever occurs in tropical areas of the world, with the greatest risk occurring Dengue fever:

• The Indian subcontinent,
• Southeast Asia,
• Southern China,
• Taiwan,
• The Pacific Islands,
• The Caribbean ,
• Mexico,
• Africa,
• Central and South America,
• Pakistan.

Symptoms
There are certain symptoms of Dengue fever by which we can easily predict the disorder of Dengue. The symptoms of Dengue are explained in the following way.

High Fever
Fever is the common disease, but high fever is the symptom of Dengue fever. In the other words, when a person is suffering (ill) from high fever, then it is the probability that he is in the trap of this dengue fever.

Intense Sweating
Sweating is better for our health, but intense sweating is the sign of this disease (Dengue fever). Therefore, if a person is facing intense sweating then we should go for diagnostic tests for this disease like Dengue fever.

 Pain behind the eyes

The pain behind the eyes is disease but also a symptoms of Dengue fever.

Joints Pain
Joints pain is the common disease, but it should not be neglected as it is the sign of this illness (Dengue fever) which is serious.

Vomiting and Nausea:
Vomiting and nausea are the signs of many diseases, but they are also the signs of this illness like Dengue fever which should be diagnosed as soon as possible.

Loss in the Appetite:
Food is necessary for our body. It provides energy to the body. Loss in appetite is the indication (sign) of this illness like Dengue fever.

Low Blood Pressure:
To get a healthy life our blood pressure should be kept normal. Low blood pressure is the sign of this malady.

Rashes on skin:
This malady can be diagnosed by observing the indication of rashes on the skin.

Swelling:
If our hands and feet are getting swollen then it is the consequence of this sickness such as Dengue fever. On serious conditions blood platelets (cells) and blood pressure get lowered down to normal pinpoint.

 Diagnosing Dengue Fever:

Doctors can diagnose dengue infection or fever with a blood test to check for the virus or antibodies to it. If you become ill after traveling to a tropical area, let your doctor know. This will be allowed to your doctor to evaluate the possibility that your symptoms were caused by a dengue infection (fever).

Prevention:
As this illness is dangerous for our body, so some sort of precautions should be taken to avoid this sickness like Dengue fever. These precautions are as follows.

We should avoid the visit to such tropical or sub-tropical areas as these areas are much more subjected to this malady.

1. Water storage should be improved,
2. Waste should be disposed properly,
3. Water stagnancy should be avoided strictly,
4. Mosquito repellents that use to be used should entail 12 per cent DEET,

 5. Should be also read warning label with due cares. Mosquito repellents such as marigold and lemon grass should be used.
6. Dark coloured clothes should be avoided as dark shades attract mosquitoes. Light coloured clothes of full sleeves should be worn during whole day.

Treatment
There is no particular medicine to treat this dengue fever. If you think you may be have a dengue fever, you should use pains relievers (killer) with acetaminophen and avoid medicines with aspirin, which could be worsen bleeding during Dengue fever. You should also rest, drink plenty of fluids, and see your doctor during Dengue fever.

 If you start to feel the worse in the first 24 hours after your fever goes down, you should get to a hospital immediately to be checked for complications of Dengue fever. The juice of pomegranate and other liquid diet should be taken to recover and cure Dengue fever. Ample of rest should be taken to get recover from this malady Dengue fever. Acetaminophen and codeine should be taken for joints pain and severe headache.