An estimated 400 million dengue infections occur worldwide each year. Dengue is painful, debilitating mosquito-carry disease that is transmitted by the bite infected with a dengue virus. However, it can’t be spread directly from one person to another person. Dengue is also known as breakbone fever or dandy fever. A patient being infected with dengue could manifest contortions due to the intense pain in the joints, muscles, and bones. Thus, it is the named as breakbone fever. Dengue is most common throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Symptoms usually begin 4 to 6 days after infected by the mosquito and it may last up to 10 days and it included vomiting, sudden high fever, pain behind the eyes, severe headaches, fatigue, nausea, skin rashes, mild bleeding like a nosebleed, bleeding gums, and easy bruising.
At some point, symptoms are mild and may be mistaken because of that flu or another viral infection. People with a weakened immune system will likely to have the great risk for developing dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Protect Yourself from Dengue:
- Use mosquito repellents, even indoors.
- When you’re in indoors, consider using air conditioning if available
- Stay away from that area which is heavily populated if possible.
- When you’re in outdoors, wear a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and tuck it into your socks.
- Most importantly is to speak to your doctor if you suspect symptoms of dengue.
Diagnosing Dengue Patient
The doctor may get a sample and do some blood test to check antibodies or virus to it. If you travel to a tropical area and became sick after the travel, make sure to let your doctor know as it can help them to evaluate the possibility that your symptoms caused by a dengue infection. If it is untreated, dengue hemorrhagic fever could likely progress to dengue shock syndrome.
