Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. This fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the symptoms and severity of the fever.
- Usually dengue fever
- Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
- Sudden high fever lasting two to seven days.
- severe headache
- Pain behind the eyes.
- Along with fever, red rashes all over the body.
- Back pain with severe pain in whole body.
- Nausea or vomiting.
- Appearance of rash or red rash on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
- Bleeding from the nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
- Along with fever, fluid accumulation in the chest or abdomen.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately. On the other hand
Wait at home for the first three days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it increases after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
What to do to prevent dengue-
- Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
- If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tub.
- Spray or fog at least three times a week to kill mosquitoes.
- You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
- After evening, the younger and older members of the household can use mosquito nets.
- Clean up rain water where it accumulates as this is when the Aedes mosquito lays its eggs.
- On the other hand, you can use mosquito nets as well as mats to avoid mosquito infestation.
- Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day.
If you keep the environment around you clean and are aware of small things, it will be possible to get rid of dengue fever and the people around you will also be healthy from the outbreak of the disease at this time.
Source : https://dmpnews.org/ডেঙ্গু-প্রতিরোধের-উপায়/