Dengue fever or breakbone fever is an infectious mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus characterized by body pain, retroorbital pain and high fever.
Globally, 2.5-3 billion individuals live in approximately 112 countries that experience dengue transmission. Annually, approximately 50-100 million individuals are infected.
What cause dengue?
Dengue is spread by a type of infected mosquito called the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The mosquito bites throughout the day and night.
Transmission of the dengue virus happens in a cycle. An infected human is bitten by a mosquito, the infected mosquito then bites another human, and the cycle continues
There are four different strains of the dengue virus: DEN 1, DEN 2, DEN 3 and DEN 4
If you are infected by a strain of dengue virus, you will get a lifelong immunity for that particular strain of DEN virus.
If you are re-infected with another strain of DEN virus, you may have chances of more serious illness.
Dengue cannot spread one person to another.
Factors believed to be responsible for the spread of dengue include the following:
- Explosive population growth
- Unplanned urban overpopulation with inadequate public health systems
- Poor control of standing water and vectors
- Viral evolution
- Increased international recreational, business, and military travel to endemic areas
Signs and symptoms of Dengue
Initial Dengue infection may be asymptomatic.
Classic Dengue is identified by
· A high body temperature
· Retro orbital pain (Pain in the back of eyes)
· Head ache
· Diffuse muscle pain
· Diffuse bone pain
· Weakness
· Sore throat
· Centrifugal maculopapular rash
· Vomiting
A small percentage of people who have been infected before may develop hemorrhage.
· Bleeding from gums
· Blood in stool ( Black coloured stool)
· Red spots on skin
And this is called as Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Rarely it get complicated and leads to thrombocytopenia (reduction in the platelet count in blood) which can cause severe bleeding and finally end up in dengue shock syndrome
How dengue is diagnosed?
Your doctor can diagnose dengue by virus or blood tests
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis include one or more of the following:
- Isolation of the dengue virus from serum, plasma, leukocytes, or autopsy samples
- Demonstration of a fourfold or greater change in reciprocal immunoglobulin G (IgG) or immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody titers to one or more dengue virus antigens in paired serum samples
- Demonstration of dengue virus antigen in autopsy tissue via immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence or in serum samples via enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
- Detection of viral genomic sequences in autopsy tissue, serum, or cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) samples via polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
How can we prevent Dengue fever?
Get away from mosquitoes is the first thing to prevent Dengue.
To reduce the mosquitoes, eliminate the places where they lay their eggs.
Clean water containers
Dry the artificial containers which hold the water in and around home.
When possible, wear long sleeves and pants for additional protection. Also, make sure window and door screens are secure and without holes. If available, use air-conditioning.
Maintain personal hygiene.
Homeopathic preventive medicines are available to prevent dengue.
Homeopathy for Dengue
Homeopathy has medicines for dengue which can restore your health back to normal without any complications.
Homeopathic drugs are prescribed according to your symptoms.
Let me list out very common homeopathic medicines . One cannot take the medicine without your homeopath’s advice.
Eupatorium Perf
Rhus tox
Bryonia
X- ray 30
Lachesis
Phosphorus
Carica Papaya Q
Spigelia 200
Belladonna,
Variolinum 200
Antimonium Tart if accompanied by Severe Low back ache
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