Dengue Posted On: 9/30/2015 6:17:36 PM

 Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease. It is a viral infection where man is the reservoir & disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.

MODE OF TRANSMISSION:-

It is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with a dengue virus. The mosquito becomes infected when it bites a person with dengue virus in their blood. It can’t be spread directly from one person to another person.

The mosquitoes breed on collected water. So this disease is common in tropical & coastal regions.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:-

Symptoms, which usually begin four to six days after infection and last for up to 10 days, may include:

1.     Sudden, high fever

2.     Severe headache

3.     Pain behind the eyes

4.     Severe joint and muscle pain

5.     Fatigue

6.     Nausea

7.     Vomiting

8.     Skin rash, which appears two to five days after the onset of fever

9.     Mild bleeding (such a nose bleed, bleeding gums, or easy bruising)

Sometimes, symptoms are mild and can be mistaken for those of the flu or another viral infection.

Younger children and people who have never had the infection before tend to have milder cases than older children and adults. However, serious problems can develop. These include dengue hemorrhagic fever, a rare complication characterized by high fever, damage to lymph and blood vessels, bleeding from the nose and gums, enlargement of the liver, and failure of the circulatory system. The symptoms may progress to massive bleeding, shock, and death. This is called dengue shock syndrome (DSS).

People with weakened immune systems as well as those with a second or subsequent dengue infection are believed to be at greater risk for developing dengue hemorrhagic fever.

PREVENTIONS:-

1.     Stay away from heavily populated residential areas, if possible.

2.     Use mosquito repellents, even indoors.

3.     When outdoors, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants tucked into socks.

4.     When indoors, use air conditioning if available.

5.     Make sure window and door screens are secure and free of holes. If sleeping areas are not screened or air conditioned, use mosquito nets.

6.     To reduce the mosquito population, get rid of places where mosquitoes can breed. These include old tyres, cans, or flower pots that collect rain. Regularly change the water in outdoor bird baths and pets' water dishes.

7.     If someone in your home gets dengue fever, be especially vigilant about efforts to protect yourself and other family members from mosquitoes. Mosquitoes that bite the infected family member could spread the infection to others in your home.

TREATMENT:-

Homoeopathy is one of the choices for treatment of Dengue. As it relieves the patient immediately from the acute symptoms, also it improves the immunity to prevent from further infection.

At Homoeo Clinic, a complete case history of patient is recorded including the chief complaints, associated complaints, mental and emotional make up, desires - aversions etc.

After careful history taking and co relating the investigations Dr. Dinesh Sharma reaches to a prescription. There are plentiful homoeopathic remedies for treatment of Dengue. However, in my practice, I have found a few of them used frequently such as, Nux Vom., Bell., Eup. perf. Ars., etc.

We have prophylactic medicines too against Dengue.