Symptoms of dengue

OVERVIEW Dengue fever, that is more commonly known as dengue is a kind of and acute mosquito – borne viral disease that has a very sudden onset. This kind of viral infection is caused by the bite of an infected mosquito as in case of malaria. In case of Dengue fever or this type of viral disease is very common in most of the countries especially that are located in the tropical and sub – tropical regions. A very noticebale amount of population of the entire world are currently living in areas that are at maximum risk of having this kind of viral infection. In case of mild stage of this kind of viral disease, a person usually has a very high very and some specific flu – like symptoms. If this kind 0of viral infection is not treated in the mild stage itself the disease may turn into a severe one and a person might experience hemorrhagic dengue fever which can sometimes cause serious bleeding and a sudden drop in the blood pressure and in some cases it can eventually lead to death of the person. Only a few treatments are available for this kind of viral infection. There is no specific vaccination present currently that can cure this kind of viral infection. In regions that are at a very higher risk of getting this kind of viral infection have some treatments that majorly aim at preventing any kind of infection from this this kind of viral disease majorly by preventimg mosquito bites and by taking steps towards reducing mosquito population. TYPES OF DENGUE The type of dengue f...

Follow us on: • Facebook icon • Instagram icon • Twitter icon • Snapchat icon • LinkedIn icon • YouTube icon More from The Telegraph • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • See top shops • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Peru declares national emergency as dengue outbreak kills 200 and swamps hospitals Authorities in worst-hit region construct emergency field wards in tents on sports pitches to deal with a deluge of cases More than 200 people have died from dengue in Peru, with hospitals overwhelmed and struggling to treat patients, as the country battles its worst-ever outbreak of the disease. Roughly 130,000 people have caught the virus across the country so far this year, including 37,000 children. The epidemic surpasses the previous record set in 2017, when close to 70,000 cases were confirmed, according to the government. The northwestern region of Piura has been the worst hit. Authorities there have been forced to “The Peru-Korea Santa Rosa Friendship Hospital, one of the most important in the entire region, collapsed and had to care for the sick in motorcycle taxis, vehicles, benches, and wheelchairs; that is, in the corridors and also on the street,” journalists from Ojo Publico wrote in late May. Dengue, a virus spread by the stripy Aedes Aegypti mosquito, is nicknamed “breakbone fever” because of the severe muscle pain it can cause. Other symptoms include a fever, patchy red rash, nausea and headache. While not as lethal as other infectious diseases – around 20 p...