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Dengue Fever

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

Dengue is a flu-like viral disease that spreads through infected mosquito bites. It usually occurs on tropical areas which there are no specific treatment yet.

How dengue spreads – dengue spreads through mosquito bites probably Aedes Mosquito.

Areas where dengue can possibly occur – dengue virus usually found in tropical areas in the world. This is common in Africa, Asia, Pacific, Australia and Americas. It is mostly common in rural areas and not in mountainous areas above 4,000 feet. Mosquito’s breeding places are usually in discarded tires, flower pots, old oil drums, and water storage containers. Unlike mosquito that causes Malaria dengue mosquito infect only at day.

Symptoms of Dengue fever – Dengue starts in a high fever, rashes, head aches, pain in the eyes, muscle and joint pain. Vomiting and dizziness. Rashes usually are visible 3 to 4 days as the fever starts. A person have this suffers for up to 10 days but the complete recovery will last a month.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever, blood vessels could leak that results to bleeding from nose, mouth and gum. If no immediate medical attention will be given in this case blood vessel will collapse that will result to dengue shock syndrome. 5 percent of the cases usually attacks children and young adults. It can only be diagnosed through blood test.

Why dengue doesn’t stop – There is no effective mosquito control efforts in areas where dengue usually occurs. The fast pace development of some areas in tropical countries results to overcrowding, urban decay, substandard sanitation so thats why there are many mosquito that tends to approach people.