What is dengue fever? Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy), and rash. The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever, rash, and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums, severe pain
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Bachok Majlis Daerah Bachok manage all issues related to public health including ensuring those in the food preparation sector receive the required health immunization before applying for licenses, and monitor cases of contagious diseases like dengue fever to ensure it does not spread by carrying out regular ULV fogging in areas within the council's jurisdiction. They also manage the disposal of solid waste in areas within the council's jurisdiction, and to ensure waste landfill areas fulfill all the
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Dengue (pronounced DENgee) fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. These viruses are related to the viruses that cause West Nile infection andyellow fever.An estimated 390 dengue infections occur worldwide each year, with about 96 million resulting in illness. Most cases occur in tropical areas of the world, with the greatest risk occurring in:*.The Indian subcontinent*.Southeast Asia*.Southern China*.Taiwan*.The Pacific Islands*
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problem? “By this problem the immediate effect of it to us as a member of the community is, first, it give us poor surroundings. Second, it also brings pollution. And lastly, it brings to every one of us some illness like, cough, cold, and typhoid fever.” 4. What is/are this long-term effect? “By ignoring this problem, it cause to us some long term effect or illness in our health like, dengue, we know mosquitoes go on the dirty places. Cholera, skin allergies and leptospyrosis that we can’t
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SUMMARY OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY/TOLERABILITY DATA Review of related literature revealed that there is no sufficient evidence to support the efficacy and safety of Euphorbia hirta (tawa-tawa) in the management of patients with dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever INTRODUCTION Euphorbia hirta, more commonly known as tawa-tawa, gatas-gatas, or botobotonis in the Philippines, is a small, erect or ascending, slender-stemmed, annual herb, spreading up to 45 cm tall, though sometimes can be seen
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What is dengue fever? Dengue fever is flu-like illness spread by bite of an infected mosquito. What is dengue hemorrhagic fever? Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal, complication of dengue fever. How is dengue spread? Dengue is spread by bite of an Aedes mosquito. The mosquitoes that transmit dengue live among humans and breed in discarded tires, flower pots, old oil drums, and water storage containers close to human dwellings. Unlike the mosquitoes that cause malaria, dengue
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Salutary effects of carica papaya leaf extract in dengue fever patients Salutary effects of carica papaya leaf extract in dengue fever patients – a pilot study S Hettige1 Sri Lankan Family Physician, 2008, 29, 17-19 Introduction Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection which in recent decades has become a major international public health problem. Dengue is prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world, predominantly in urban and semiurban areas1. In Sri Lanka dengue is currently
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monkeys and identified in humans in 1952 out of Uganda. Zika is closely related to the dengue virus as well. The viruses infection has been seen as a virus that is only symptomatic in one out of five cases (WHO, 2016) The most common symptoms are fever, rash, red eyes, joint pain, muscle pain and headaches. The incubation period for the virus is unknown but is likely to be about a week. The symptoms are mild and only last a few days to a week, max. People who have recently traveled across the world
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Yellow Fever Endemic to Tropical Regions of Africa and South America name University professor date Yellow Fever Yellow fever is a viral infection which is potentially fatal. Statistics kept by WHO, the World Health Organization, estimates that out of 200,000 cases of yellow fever each year, there are 30,000 deaths as a result of the infectious process (“Yellow Fever Fact,” 2010). Yellow Fever is endemic to tropical regions. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that yellow fever is endemic
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working on a dengue vaccine to cover all four serotypes. Dengue fever or also known as break bone fever , is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus . There are many symptoms include fever, headache , muscles and joint paints and a characteristics skin-rashes that is similar to measles . In a small proportion of cases the virus develops into the life threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever, resulting bleeding , low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage
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