The annual average number of dengue fever/dengue haemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) cases reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) has increased dramatically in recent years.
Dengue infections can be life-threatening when they occur in individuals with asthma, diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Dengue fever also known as break bone fever is a viral mosquito-borne and transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti .
A severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause severe bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death.
Symptoms:
Primary symptoms of dengue appear three to 15 days after the mosquito bite.
Measures to prevent Dengue:
• Disposing of solid waste properly and removing artificial man-made habitats;
• Covering, emptying and cleaning of domestic water storage containers on a weekly basis;
• Applying appropriate insecticides to water storage outdoor containers;
• Using of personal household protection such as window screens, long-sleeved clothes, insecticide treated materials, coils and vaporizers;
• Applying insecticides as space spraying during outbreaks as one of the emergency vector-control measures
General Measures:
• Supportive care in a hospital
• Intravenous (IV) fluid and electrolyte replacement
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Transfusion to replace blood loss
We have a strong web presence all across the globe with patients in major countries like United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Canada, United Kingdom, most European countries, & even smaller counties like Uganda, Nepal, Bangladesh and many more.
We have a very efficient team of doctors which includes the right combination of highly experienced doctors and the doctors of the new age.
Our main aim is to make the patient comfortable so that the case can be taken with ease and the patient be treated properly.
** The text on this website is sourced from websites like emedicine and/or other verified material by government agencies around the globe along with valuable inputs and additions by our team. The content of this page is proofread and updated by the team of doctors, every once in a while, to provide the most accurate information.
