BE AWARE OF DENGUE FEVER

BE AWARE OF DENGUE FEVER

This fever is caused due to the bite of a specific kind of female mosquito, which has white and black stripes on its body. This is neither hereditary nor epidemic disease.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE DISEASE :

The presence of virus disease in the body can only be ascertained through blood test in the laboratory.

INDICATIONS :

The specific indications of this disease include high fever with :

• Nausea / Vomiting.
  
• Pain in back, body and joints.
  
• Presence of red spots on the upper part of the body.
  
• Pain in eyeballs.
  
• Shortage of white cells in the blood.
  
• Severe headache, cold and flu.
  

In case of serious illness, blood may be emitted from different parts of the body like mouth and the nose.

TREATMENT :

This disease neither has a specific cure nor a vaccine available. Therefore, as soon as there are any such indications, give the patient as much liquid as possible and contact the nearest health center.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES :

• Keep your homes and office protected against mosquitoes.
• Keep homes and office airy, bright and safe from moisture.
• Fix nets on doors and windows.
• Wear full sleeves clothes.
• Use mosquito nets while sleeping.
• Don’t leave overhead tanks open.
• Don’t keep water in containers for more than a week. Instead, empty them every week, let them dry and then fill again.
• Don’t let the water accumulate in any case both inside and outside the home.
• Don’t let the water falling from the overhead tanks accumulate permanently, dry it instead.
• Be mindful of your home and mohallah’s cleanliness.
• Keep the fence and hedge boundaries duly cut both inside and outside the home, and spray over them with insecticides, particularly in the evening.
• Don’t let the water stay all the time in the flowerpots, gamlas of plants. Instead water them only in morning every alternate day.