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    1) Dengue is a viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause disease. 2) Dengue fever symptoms include fever, joint pains, and rash. More severe forms are dengue hemorrhagic fever, exhibiting bleeding and low platelets, and dengue shock syndrome, where circulatory failure occurs. 3) Patients infected with dengue can transmit the virus to mosquitoes for up to 12 days after symptoms appear, so protective measures like bed nets are recommended during illness.

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    1) Dengue is a viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause disease. 2) Dengue fever symptoms include fever, joint pains, and rash. More severe forms are dengue hemorrhagic fever, exhibiting bleeding and low platelets, and dengue shock syndrome, where circulatory failure occurs. 3) Patients infected with dengue can transmit the virus to mosquitoes for up to 12 days after symptoms appear, so protective measures like bed nets are recommended during illness.

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    1) Dengue is a viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause disease. 2) Dengue fever symptoms include fever, joint pains, and rash. More severe forms are dengue hemorrhagic fever, exhibiting bleeding and low platelets, and dengue shock syndrome, where circulatory failure occurs. 3) Patients infected with dengue can transmit the virus to mosquitoes for up to 12 days after symptoms appear, so protective measures like bed nets are recommended during illness.

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    1) Dengue is a viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause disease. 2) Dengue fever symptoms include fever, joint pains, and rash. More severe forms are dengue hemorrhagic fever, exhibiting bleeding and low platelets, and dengue shock syndrome, where circulatory failure occurs. 3) Patients infected with dengue can transmit the virus to mosquitoes for up to 12 days after symptoms appear, so protective measures like bed nets are recommended during illness.

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    Dengue

    Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The primary
    vectors that transmit the disease are Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and, to a lesser extent, Ae. Albopictus.
    The virus responsible for causing dengue, is called dengue virus (DENV).

    Patients who are already infected with the dengue virus can transmit the infection
    via Aedes mosquitoes after the first symptoms appear (during 4-5 days; maximum 12). As a
    precautionary approach, patients can adopt measures to reduce transmission by sleeping under
    a treated net especially during the period of illness with fever.

    Disease Process of Dengue

    Transmission of Dengue Virus Pathophysiology

    Types of Dengue

    There are four dengue virus (DENV) types (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4), all of which are
    capable of inducing severe disease (dengue hemorrhagic fever [DHF]/dengue shock syndrome [DSS]).

    Different types of Dengue fever and it Signs and Symptoms

    1. Dengue fever

    2. Dengue hemorraghic fever (DHF) and

    3. Dengue shock syndrome(DSS)


    What is Dengue Fever

    Dengue fever is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus that is transmitted through the bite of the
    infected Aedes mosquito.

    Symptoms of dengue fever include the below:

    • sudden onset of fever that lasts 3 to 7 seven days

    • a severe headache especially in the back of the eye

    • pain experienced in the muscles and joints, especially in knees, ankles, elbows

    You may also suffer from an unpleasant taste in the mouth, loss of appetite which is often accompanied
    by abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea.

    Other indications may be

    • rashes on the arms and the legs,

    • severe itchiness leading to peeling of skin and hair loss as well,

    • heavy menstrual periods in women, minor bleeding from the nose or the gums

    • flushing of the skin on the face and the neck

    • fatigue and extreme tiredness

    • any second instances of rash as the fever subsides

    Adults and grown up children show these symptoms while young children may quite often not show any
    symptoms at all.

    Dengue hemorrhagic fever

    What is dengue hemorrhagic fever?

    Dengue hemorrhagic fever is also called as severe dengue. The mosquito borne viral infection dengue
    ocassionally develops into potential lethal complication called dengue hemorrhagic fever. Dengue
    Haemorrhagic Fever was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and
    Thailand. Today, severe dengue affects most Asian and Latin American countries and has become a
    leading cause of hospitalization and death among children and adults in these regions. It has similar
    features to dengue fever but it may be severe as compared to the former. It usually occurs if a person
    has had dengue more than once but most of the patients recover quickly if they follow appropriate
    medical treatment.

    Symptoms of dengue hemorrhagic fever:

    After the fever, for about two to five days, the symptoms below start appearing, but they start
    decreasing when the fever starts to resolve

    • severe abdominal pain

    • persistent vomiting
    • rapid breathing

    • bleeding gums

    • restlessness and blood in vomit

    • fatigue

    It can lead to potentially deadly complication due to plasma leaking, fluid accumulation, respiratory
    distress, severe bleeding, or organ impairment if not treated in time.

    Dengue Shock Syndrome

    What is dengue shock syndrome?

    Shock syndrome is a dangerous complication of dengue infection and is associated with high mortality.
    He onset of shock in dengue can be dramatic, and its progression relentless. If you are aware of the signs
    and symptoms of dengue shock syndrome which sets in after dengue hemorrhagic fever, the patient can
    survive by undergoing proper medical treatment.

    Symptoms of dengue shock syndrome:

    • Fever, or history of acute fever, lasting 2–7 days, occasionally occurs in 2 phases

    • Hemorrhagic tendencies, evidenced by at least one of the following

    • A positive tourniquet test

    • discoloration of skin or formation of purple spots due to internal bleeding

    • Bleeding from the intestinal membrane, gastrointestinal tract, injection sites, or other locations

    • Blood in feaces or vomit

    • Deficiency of platelets in blood (100000/mm3 or less)

    • Evidence of plasma leakage

    All four of the above plus evidence of circulatory failure, manifested by

    • Rapid weak pulse, and

    • Narrow pulse pressure (<20mmHg) OR

    • Abnormally low blood pressure for age, and

    • Cold, clammy skin, and restlessness

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