Dengue fever, symptoms, myths and facts of Medicine

Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes called Aedes mosquitoes. It is found in many countries around the world and is very common in Southeast Asia, India, the Caribbean, South and Central America, and Africa.

Symptoms of dengue fever as follows:

1. Sudden onset of fever without apparent cause
2. Fever with redness of the face and neck and vomiting
3. Bleeding arise, either from the teeth, mouth, nose, skin, or feces
4. You should be suspicious if the temperature decreases abruptly after some time the patient has fever. These symptoms are accompanied by a sense of anxiety, abdominal pain, and body weakness. This indicates dengue shock will enter a very dangerous phase.

Myth

1. We do not need to take precautions, such as bathtub drain, close the water reservoir, providing mosquito repellent powder.
2. Guava juice can cure dengue fever.

The fact that the actual
Dengue fever is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus. Virus gets into the blood vessels and invade the blood vessel walls. In the body of the complex reaction, resulting in leakage of blood vessels. The result is a decrease in platelet count.

If this is not addressed, there will be a marked gastrointestinal bleeding with stool color black. Bleeding also occurred in other organs such as the kidneys and lungs. In the later stages can occur vomiting blood.

However, before this happens, the body will react to the virus. In the initial phase the body will fight to neutralize the virus. If not successful virus will disrupt the function of blood clotting and bleeding arise. So that your body can fight the virus needs a strong immune system.

To get a good immune system, among other necessary intake of foods rich in nutrients and vitamins, one of which is vitamin C. Guava is one of many types of fruits rich in vitamin C. This means guava juice as a source of building immunity against dengue virus is not to cure dengue fever.

The first step of treatment of dengue fever, the fluid that is pemberikan DHF patients do not become dehydrated. If oral fluids are not sufficient or sufficiently severe degree of plasma leakage, the liquid should be given through a vein or artery infusion by health personnel.

Intravenous fluids are usually given if the patient vomited every meal or drink. Doctors also give febrifuge to reduce fever and pain. Furthermore, the doctor will conduct inspections and monitor the development of DHF. In case of gastrointestinal bleeding, blood transfusion may be done.

By the time a person has dengue fever and had to be hospitalized, and vomiting vomiting, could be a doctor forbade the consumption of guava juice. However, in patients with DHF early stages, when the patient was able to eat and drink, giving guava juice was permitted. With hope, can help get your vitamin C intake to improve endurance.



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