Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Dengue fever
Introduction
[change source]Dengue fever, is a mosquito-borne disease, caused by the dengue virus.[1]
Onset of illness
[change source]Symptoms, typically begin three to fourteen days after infection.[2]
Symptoms
[change source]This may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains. [3][4]
Skin Rash
[change source]Another symptom to identify Dengue fever, is rash.[1][2]
Causes
[change source]Dengue, is spread by several species of female mosquitoes.[2][1]
Prevention
[change source]A vaccine for dengue fever has been approved, and is commercially available, in a number of countries.[5]
Remove Standing Water
[change source]Getting rid of standing water, is another method of prevention, to reduce the mosquitoes
Prevent Mosquito Bites
[change source]Further, it is recommended to buy mosquito nets, and wear clothes, that covers much of the body.[1]
Treatment
[change source]Treatment of dengue, is supportive, and includes giving fluid, either by mouth, or intravenously for mild, or moderate disease.[2]
Severe Dengue Treatment
[change source]For more severe cases, blood transfusion may be required.[2]
Severe Dengue Admissions
[change source]About half a million people require hospital admission, every year.[1]
Recovery
[change source]Recovery, generally, takes two to seven days.[1]
References
[change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Dengue and severe dengue Fact sheet N°117". WHO. May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kularatne SA (September 2015). "Dengue fever". BMJ. 351: h4661. doi:10.1136/bmj.h4661. PMID 26374064.
- ↑ Whitehorn J, Farrar J (2010). "Dengue". British Medical Bulletin. 95: 161–73. doi:10.1093/bmb/ldq019. PMID 20616106.
- ↑ Chen LH, Wilson ME (October 2010). "Dengue and chikungunya infections in travelers". Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 23 (5): 438–44. doi:10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833c1d16. PMID 20581669.
- ↑ East, Susie (6 April 2016). "World's first dengue fever vaccine launched in the Philippines". CNN. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.