Dengue fever
Dengue fever, or so called dengue fever, is a virus caused by a viral infection transmitted by mosquito bites, a common viral disease. The main source of the disease is human. The virus is transmitted by mosquito bites to an infected person and then bites to a healthy person, Dengue fever is one of the most prevalent diseases in the areas of overcrowding. It is well known that the mosquito which is widespread in Egypt is the main cause of dengue fever.
The dengue virus belongs to the family of viruses called yellow viruses, and includes many types of fever, such as: West Nile fever, yellow fever, and other types of fever, such as Japanese encephalitis, and is classified among the epidemic diseases spread in the world, Between Al because of travel, and mixing.
The southern regions of East Asia, the regions of South and Central America, the United States, the Caribbean islands, and Africa are among the most affected areas. The risk of the spread of this fever increases year after year, and it is worth mentioning that the symptoms of dengue fever appear to the patient after a week of the bite mosquito-carrying disease, and continue for another week.
Symptoms
- Sudden rise in temperature in the form of a strong fever.
- Severe pain in all muscles of the body, especially in the back muscles.
- The appearance of skin rash in different parts of the body, accompanied by severe itching.
- Severe weakness of the body.
- Loss of appetite to eat significantly.
- Hemorrhagic injury occurs in several areas of the body, such as: mouth, intestines, nose, and skin.
- A severe drop in blood pressure may lead to trauma.
Prevention
- Eliminate potential places where mosquitoes place eggs.
- Elimination of waste collection sites, and disposal, especially solid files, resulting from purification plants.
- Protect the water tanks, sterilize and clean them periodically.
- Using insecticides, and spraying possible places for the presence of mosquitoes and eggs.
- Take the necessary precautions, such as: wear long-sleeved clothing, put thin iron sieves on the windows, ventilate closed rooms, and expose them to the sun constantly.
Treatment of them
There is no cure for dengue, but there are many ways to alleviate the symptoms associated with it, and reduce the rate of death, especially in children, adolescents and the elderly, but it is necessary to follow several preventive measures to prevent the disease, Carrier for fever, avoid bites.