What is dengue fever

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Dengue fever is a disease transmitted by flying insects. It's very common in Africa, and it's troublesome to treat it. Many people die because of it. Let's share our knowledge about dengue fever.

What is dengue fever

First, dengue fever is an acute insect borne disease caused by dengue virus transmitted by mosquitoes. The clinical manifestations were high fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, rash, bleeding tendency, lymphadenopathy, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia. The disease has afflicted children in Southeast Asia and killed many of them.

Then patients and latent infection were the main source of infection. The infectivity of the patients was the strongest from the first day to the third day after the onset. A small number of patients in the third day after fever can also be isolated from the blood virus. In addition, dengue virus antibodies can be detected in bats, monkeys, birds and dogs, which may be the natural host of dengue virus and may become the source of infection. In life, domestic pets must be vaccinated to avoid infectious diseases.

Finally, patients with high fever should first use physical cooling, such as ice compress, alcohol bath, careful use of analgesic antipyretic drugs. For those with persistent high fever and severe toxic blood symptoms, short-term use of small doses of adrenocortical hormone, such as oral prednisone, is recommended.

matters needing attention

In life, we should pay attention to personal skin cleaning, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, don't eat leftovers, don't go to crowded places, and keep good sleep habits.