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 of these symptoms is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums‚ severe pain behind the eyes‚ and red palms and soles. Dengue can affect anyone but tends
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serotypes. We conclude that the concentration of IgG antibodies against SGE is an accurate indicator of risk of dengue virus transmission and disease presence. Leptospirosis and dengue fever: a predictive model for early differentiation based on clinical and biochemical parameters. Leptospirosis and dengue fever are increasingly seen as causes of tropical febrile illness and often are clinically indistinguishable. This two-year prospective study from a tertiary care centre comprised 200 patients
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Dengue fever is a flu-like viral disease common throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ mainly in urban and peri-urban areas. Today‚ it afflicts an estimated 50 million to 100 million in the tropics (Epstein‚ 2000). The virus has four antigenically related serotypes‚ which are named DEN-1‚ DEN-2‚ DEN-3‚ and DEN-4. Each dengue serotype is a variation of the flavivrus genus. Dengue is spread by the aedes aegypti‚ a domestic‚ day-biting mosquito that prefers to bite humans
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Keywords: dengue‚ geriatric‚ asymptomatic‚ loss of appetite‚ anorexia Abstract: In dengue endemic regions‚ a chief complaint of nocturnal fever often is a pathonomonic phrase that triggers an investigation for dengue. This article looks at cases of patients who were tested for dengue based on their symptoms of weakness and loss of appetite‚ without fever as fever was absent in most cases. The article also examines the changes in weight that occur after diagnosis of dengue and compares it to weight
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“Tricia‚ in a pale yellow sundress with frills‚ had hung her arm outside the open window and the fair downy skin was glowing red.” (pg 124) Throughout the story‚ Tricia is portrayed as a character who has a child-like personality. For example‚ she disregards the rules and regulations saying “Silly old rules!” (pg 124) and also left the mosquito stuff because it was too bulky.The colors yellow‚ red and green are used often to set the mood or depict a character’s trait.She “shattered” Ford’s illusion
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A study conducted by Krawitz and colleagues in 2011 where the black elderberry was seen as a beneficial herbal supplement for treating influenza and bacterial infection through the enhancement of cytokine production and T cell activation. Sambucus nigra contains anthocyanins‚ which is a bioactive compound that responsible for colors such as red‚ purple‚ or blue. In addition‚ it also provides various health benefits. Studies of anthocyanins for animal and in vitro reduced necrotic and apoptotic cell
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Tawa-tawa(Euphorbia Hirta) to the Platelet Count of Dengue Patients” I. Abstract Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚ headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage‚ or into dengue
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Tracy B. Cruz PATIENT’S NAME: R.F. AGE: 13 GENDER: M CIVIL STATUS: S ADMISSION DATE: 11-22-12 WARD: Palacol 3 ROOM NO.: BED NO.: 15 MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS: Dengue Fever NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Ineffective tissue perfusion related to decreased HgB concentration in the blood secondary to Dengue fever SHORT-TERM GOAL: After8 hours of nursing intervention‚ the client will demonstrate behaviour to improve circulation. LONG-TERM GOAL: After 4 days of NI‚ the client will demonstrate
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METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes - They breed in shallow collections of freshwater like puddles‚ rice fields‚ and hoof prints SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Symptoms appear 7–15 days after the infective mosquito bite : - Fever - Headache - Chills - Vomiting - Anaemia - Bloody stools - Coma - Jaundice - Muscle pain - Nausea - Sweating If not treated within 24 hours‚ malaria can progress to severe illness often leading to death. PREVENTION & TREATMENT - Limit outdoor activity
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causes a severe flu-like illness and is also known as break bone fever. Fifty to one hundred million people are infected each year mostly in tropical and sub-tropical climates of the world. In the U.S‚ cases seen affected with the Dengue virus are mostly from Americans who traveled out of the country. Infection of the dengue virus causes dengue fever. The virus weakens the circulatory system and leads to a deadly hemorrhaging. “Dengue fever is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral illness in humans
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