To prevent dengue, take precautions - be aware and stay healthy with your family.
What is Dengue?
- Dengue is a viral fever. Aedes mosquito bites spread dengue fever.
- Dengue fever can be managed with simple treatment, but sometimes it can be severe.
- There are usually four types of dengue viruses, so a person can even be infected four times with dengue fever.
- People who have been infected with Dengue once are at higher risk of becoming severely sick if they are infected again later.
Symptoms of dengue fever
- A sudden increase in body temperature from 104 degrees Celcius to 105 degrees Celsius
- Headache, bodyache, pain in the eyes and bones (especially spine), nausea, vomiting, etc.
- Bleeding beneath the skin and causing rashes on the body surface.
- Bleeding through the gums, nose, mouth, and anus.
Treatment
- In case of dengue fever symptoms, seek immediate medical attention without waiting for a blood test and refrain from taking any medicine without the doctor's advice.
- Give the patient plenty of fluids and regular food.
- Keep the patient resting under a mosquito net all the time.
- Most dengue patients usually recover on their own within five to ten days, but still, the patient must follow the doctor's advice so that no severe complications will occur.
Resistance
- Regularly remove stagnant water accumulated around the house
- Keep the surrounding area clean and tidy
- Flip the things over that may hold water
- Be sure to use a mosquito net when sleeping during the day or at night
- Use mosquito-repellent nets on windows
- Use mosquito repellent on exposed body areas
- Use mosquito repellent, spray, or coil
- Refrain from wearing loose clothing
- Take special care of children and aged people
If you need anything related to Dengue, call the National Health Service Call Center at 16263.
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