Dengue history, risks and precautions....

 

 

 Dengue history, risks and precautions

 

From the beginning of creation to the present day, mankind has been facing various dangers. Are facing. It is as clear as day that man can anticipate the onslaught of the enemy, whether human or animal, and can stand firm in the face of it, but to cope with sudden disasters and epidemics. Not easy, a clear example of this is the plague that spread in Europe in the thirteenth century, which killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people, also known as the Black Death.

The word "dengue" is derived from the Swahili phrase "ka dinga pepo", which means "physical stiffness due to evil spirits". The Swahili word "denga" may have originated from the Spanish word "dengue" which means delicate and cautious, which is the trick of a person suffering from bone pain due to the severity of dengue fever. Describes Possibly the first record of a case of dengue fever is in the Chinese medical encyclopedia of the Jin family (265420 AD), which referred to "water poisoning" spread by flying insects.

The first recognized dengue outbreak occurred in Asia, Africa and North America at about the same time in the late 19th century, shortly after the disease was identified and named. Today, about 2.5 billion people, or 40% of the world's population, live in areas at high risk of dengue transmission. Dengue has spread to more than 100 countries in Asia, the Pacific, the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean, and is spreading rapidly.

Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that has spread rapidly in all regions of the World Health Organization in recent years. The dengue virus is mainly transmitted by the female mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. These mosquitoes also transmit chicken pox, yellow fever and zakat infection to humans.

Dengue has become widespread in tropical countries due to rains, adequate temperatures for mosquito breeding and unplanned rapid urbanization, affordable housing and favorable housing.

Aedes aegypti, another dengue vector found in Asia, has spread to more than 25 countries in North America and the European region due to the international trade in used tires and bamboo, as tires and bamboo are the preferred habitats for the mosquito. Are

This species of Aedes aegypti adapts to the environment and temperature to survive very fast and that is why they can now thrive not only in the hot regions of Asia but also in the cold temperate regions of Europe. These mosquitoes have a greater ability to survive at temperatures below freezing, hibernation, and shelter in extremely tight spaces than any other species, and because of this ability they have spread so rapidly over such vast areas. Are

Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector of dengue. It is born in stagnant clean water. Patients with dengue who have already shown symptoms of dengue are the ones who transmit the virus to uninfected mosquitoes through their blood and thus these mosquitoes transmit dengue.

Unlike other mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti bites humans during the day. Its biting times occur in the early morning after sunrise and in the evening before sunset. The initial symptoms of dengue include a high fever that lasts for 2 to 7 days. Severe headache, pain behind the eyes, severe pain in muscles and joints, severe fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and red rashes on the skin.

.Acute dengue attacks can cause plasma leaks, fluid retention, shortness of breath, severe bleeding or organ failure and can be fatal. Symptoms appear after 3 to 7 days. These include a sudden drop in fever, severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, shortness of breath, bleeding gums, fatigue, anxiety, and vomiting of blood. The next 24 to 48 hours can be fatal, and the infected patient desperately needs proper medical care to avoid complications and the risk of death.

 

The best basic way to prevent and control the dengue virus in modern times can be achieved by fighting the dengue vector mosquitoes. Prevent access to clean water stored in tires, room coolers, pots and beds, disposal of solid waste, wood waste properly, elimination of artificial man-made habitats for them, disposal of domestic water storage containers on Saturdays Covering, evacuating, cleaning, using appropriate pesticides on outdoor water storage, personal home related personalSteps such as using nets and curtains on windows, wearing full sleeves, mosquito repellent lotion, insect repellent, using coils and vapors and not leaving home and office unnecessarily in the morning and evening All of these measures will have to be taken during the day at home, offices and workplaces as dengue mosquitoes bite during the day.

One of the emergency vector control measures involves spraying anti-dengue sprays and pesticides on potentially affected areas during a dengue outbreak.

The government of Pakistan has confirmed dengue cases at the national level. Reports of patients have been received from Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The Punjab Health Department on Saturday revealed that 199 cases of dengue have been reported in different hospitals of the province and since the beginning of this year, the total number of dengue patients has reached 3377.

To address the dangers of dengue, the government is conducting a massive dengue awareness campaign in schools, colleges, hospitals, public places and the media. Dengue control rooms have been set up in hospitals and medical care providers are always on the lookout. Dengue is dangerous but there is no need to be afraid of it, precaution is the only treatment, dengue can be easily prevented through proper precautions and preventive measures.