Dengue distress shakes the Nation, Lets know about its Symptoms and Prevention tips

What does the term Dengue mean to an individual

Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. It does not show any symptoms for most of the people.

Dengue mosquitoes : Appearance identification

Dengue mosquito is also known as Aedes Aegypti mosquito and it can be identified as these are dark in colour and has white markings throughout its body. It is significantly smaller in size, being only 4 to 7 millimetres long. The female mosquitoes in this species are longer than males.

Dengue symptoms: helps us to to recover at a faster rate

The symptoms of dengue can be categorised according to its severity as in many cases dengue have mild or low symptom which can recover within 1-2 weeks, but in some rare cases, it could be severe which could lead to death. Preventing mosquito bites is the best way to avoid getting dengue.

Treating Dengue fever: the vital task is on treating pain symptoms.

Dengue patients must be handled with care as there is no specific treatment for dengue. Most of the Dengue cases can be treated at home with pain medicine like paracetamo. Non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs like aspirin are avoided as they can increase the risk of bleeding. Hospitalization is needed for severe cases.

It is indeed interesting to know Dengue transmission finally

Transmission can be through mosquito bite or through human-to-mosquito transmission or maternal transmission can be a cause. It could also transmitt through organ donation and transfusions.