Dengue Fever or Dengue Alert

Aedes aegypti

Outbreaks of dengue fever that attracted the attention of the world's first appeared in Manila in 1954.Most cases of dengue fever occurred in the country located in the tropics and subtropics. This is not surprising because the mosquitoes love with a warm environment to live.

Aedes aegypti mosquito is a carrier of the disease dengue fever virus. How its spread through mosquitoes that bite a person already infected with dengue virus. This virus will be carried in the mosquito salivary glands. These mosquitoes then bite a healthy person. Simultaneously with the suctioning of blood from healthy individuals, viral hemorrhagic fever are also moving to that person and cause healthy people had been infected with dengue virus.

Dengue mosquito has a different life cycles of insects. Mosquitoes are active from early morning until around 3 pm to suck the blood which also means it can spread the dengue virus. While at night, this mosquito bed. So, be careful of mosquito bites during the day and prevent these mosquitoes bite a child who was taking a nap.

The habits of this mosquito is he happy to be in a puddle of water and in areas with many trees such as in parks or gardens. Stagnant water in flower pots may be one of the favorite places of mosquitoes that can be forgotten by you.

Symptoms of Dengue Fever

A person infected with the virus of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), generally show the following symptoms:

• Continuous high fever. Body temperature around 39-40 degrees Celsius. This causes headaches in people.
• Fever without a cough.
• Stomach pain or nausea.
• Body feels stiff or sore joints.
• Appear red spots, but this does not always happen in every case.

If any member of your family shows these symptoms, you should immediately take to the doctor to get treatment. Do not let the fever for too long because it can lead to late to help. To be more exact, you can do a blood check.

Dangers of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

There are four types of dengue fever disease. So, someone who has been affected by dengue fever, does not mean he will not be affected by this disease because there are three other types that can cause fever as well.

When exposed to dengue, a person will have 3 phases. The first is the phase of fever during the first 3 days. Continues on next 3 days which is a critical phase. In this phase, the fever has not occurred, but in this phase must be careful not to be fooled with the thought had healed and no treatment. Three days later the healing phase.

One of the dangers of dengue fever is considered experienced as the common cold so it is considered mild and did not get special treatment. Moreover, in the second phase, usually fever has gone down so it is considered cured.

Treatment of DHF

There is no specific drug to cure dengue fever. Thus, it can be done to help cure people affected by this disease are:

• Give febrifuge or paracetamol.
• To compress the heat is not too high. Compress should be done with warm water, not with cold water or ice. Cold water can cause shivering patient so the body gets hot.
• Drinking lots of water. Patients with DHF usually be dehydrated, so water is very good for them. Water can also help reduce the heat. In addition to water, can also provide liquid oral rehydration salts to help the healing.
• Foods that are nutritious. Actually there is no dietary restrictions for patients with DHF. Provide nutritious food for the body becomes stronger and can fight the dengue virus. Fruits and vegetables can be very beneficial for recovery.
• Drinking water guava leaf and red yeast rice can help raise the platelet.

Treatment can be done at home if conditions are not bad people, and allowed by the doctor. But, take care in maintaining them. You should also continue to consult with your doctor and do blood check every day to find out his condition. Hospitalization may be an option if you feel it is safer because of medical action can be taken immediately if the patient's condition is also possible to decline given intravenous fluids to increase patient.

Things that harm from dengue fever due to infection with this virus can cause blood platelets drops to very low. Which will then cause the blood vessels become deflated, allowing blood to leak fluid into the cavities of the body and cause bleeding in the ear, nose, or skin that can lead to death.

DHF Prevention

It is best to prevent any family members affected by dengue. The actions that can be done to prevent it are:

• Prevent mosquito breeding around us. You can perform movements that 3M Closes water storage, drain the tub and Burying the goods unused. Mosquito larvae will develop in a puddle of water in about a week. Therefore, it prevented the possibility of objects that is where the development of these larvae such as flower pots, tin cans, old tires or other items that hold standing water, especially during the rainy season where these places can be a puddle of rain water.
• Prevent mosquitoes do not bite, for example by using mosquito repellent lotion or medication.
• Use Abate powder on sewer and water reservoirs so as not to be a breeding place for mosquitoes.
• Keep healthy condition. Condition of the body strong, helps the body to ward off viruses that enter so even though exposed to mosquito bites, the virus will not develop.

Dengue can not be considered a mild disease. This disease can cause death. Thus, precautions and always be vigilant against the disease can protect those you love from the dangers of dengue fever or DHF.