Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen glands and rash. The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever, rash, and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums, severe pain behind the eyes, and red palms and soles.
serotype to which the patient was exposed.
Dengue (pronounced DENG-gay) strikes people with low levels of immunity. Because it is caused by one of four serotypes of virus, it is possible to get dengue fever multiple times.
How can dengue fever be prevented?
The transmission of the virus to mosquitoes must be interrupted to prevent the illness. To this end, patients are kept under mosquito netting until the second bout of fever is over and they are no longer contagious.
The prevention of dengue requires control or eradication of the mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes dengue. In nations plagued by dengue fever, people are urged to empty stagnant water from old tires, trash cans, and flower pots. Governmental initiatives to decrease mosquitoes also help to keep the disease in check but have been poorly effective.
To prevent mosquito bites, wear long pants and long sleeves. For personal protection, use mosquito repellant sprays that contain DEET when visiting places where dengue is endemic. Limiting exposure to mosquitoes by avoiding standing water and staying indoors two hours after sunrise and before sunset will help. The Aedes aegyptimosquito is a daytime biter with peak periods of biting around sunrise and sunset. It may bite at any time of the day and is often hidden inside homes or other dwellings, especially in urban areas.
There is currently no vaccine available for dengue fever. There is a vaccine undergoing clinical trials, but it is too early to tell if it will be safe or effective. Early results of clinical trials show that a vaccine may be available by 2012.
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- Sheerah Tukhm Khurfa 10 gm in normal water is beneficial in dengue fever.
- Qurs Tabaseer with sharbat bazoori 40 ml
- Sharbat Deenar 40 ml two times daily
- Sharbat Tamarhindi 40 ml with arq Gau zaban 100 ml two times
- Habbe Shifa 2 tab two times
- Afsanteen 6 gm, chiraita 6 gm, karanjwa 6gm ,filfil siya 6 gm decoction two times daily before meal very beneficial
- Arq ajeeb Can be taken 5 times a day
- Sharbath khaksi 10 ml can be taken
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ReplyDeleteGood article on how to avoid Dengue. Prevention is better than cure. Even if you keep your house clean, clear stagnant water and use repellent, still mosquitoes will enter your house. The safest thing is to fix mosquito net on windows and doors. You don't have to close all the windows to get rid of mosquitoes and nor does mosquito net contains any harmful chemicals like repellents.
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