Dengue fever

Dengue fever be a mosquito-borne disease wey be caused by dengue virus, prevalent insyd tropical den subtropical areas. Chaw cases of dengue fever be either asymptomatic anaa manifest mild symptoms. Symptoms typically dey begin 3 to 14 days after infection. Dem fi include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle den joint pains, den a characteristic skin itching den skin rash. Recovery generally dey take two to seven days. Insyd a small proportion of cases, de disease dey develop into severe dengue (dem previously know as dengue hemorrhagic fever anaa dengue shock syndrome) plus bleeding, low levels of blood platelets, blood plasma leakage, den dangerously low blood pressure.

Dengue be spread by chaw species of female mosquitoes of de Aedes genus, principally Aedes aegypti. De virus get four confirmed serotypes; infection plus one type usually dey give lifelong immunity to dat type, buh short-term immunity per to de odas. Subsequent infection plus a different type dey increase de risk of severe complications, so-called antibody-dependent enhancement. De symptoms fi resemble those of malaria, influenza, anaa Zika. Blood tests to confirm de diagnosis dey include detecting viral RNA, anaa specific antibodies.

Infection fi be prevented by mosquito elimination den de prevention of mosquito bites. Na dem approve two types of dengue vaccine wey e be commercially available. Dengvaxia cam be available insyd 2016, buh e be recommended per to prevent re-infection insyd individuals wey na dem been previously infected. De second vaccine, Qdenga, cam be available insyd 2022 wey e be suitable for adults, adolescents den kiddies from four years of age. Treatment be symptomatic, as der be no specific treatment for dengue fever. Insyd mild cases, treatment dey focus on treating pain. Severe cases of dengue dey require hospitalisation; treatment of acute dengue be supportive wey dey include giving fluid either by mouth anaa intravenously.

De earliest descriptions of a dengue outbreak date from 1779; na ein viral cause den spread be understood by de early 20th century. Already endemic insyd more dan one hundred countries, dengue dey spread from tropical den subtropical regions to de Iberian Peninsula den de southern states of de US, dem partly attribute to climate change. Dem dey classify am as a neglected tropical disease. During 2023, na dem report more dan 5 million infections, plus more dan 5,000 dengue-related deaths. As most cases be asymptomatic anaa mild, de actual numbers of dengue cases den deaths be under-reported.

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