Dengue Fever:
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness, for which female mosquito of Aedes Aegypti species are responsible.
The Incubation period is 4-10 days.
Symptoms:
There are 2 types of manifestations: Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever.
The mild form of Dengue Fever is manifested through symptoms like Headache, Muscle & Joint Pains, Body rashes, High Fever, Nausea & Vomiting.
The Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever is more severe form of the Dengue Fever.
It is manifested through symptoms like Fever, Bleeding from mouth/gums, nosebleed, decrease in blood pressure (shock) and decrease in platelet count.
Diagnosis:
The classic picture of fever &
Blood Screening showing low Platelets and WBCs.
Treatment:
PRVEVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE is perfectly true for Dengue Fever.
Aedes Aegypti usually bite during the day time.
They breed in artificial accumulation of fresh water, such as broken bottles and tins, flower pots, coconut shell, tree holes etc.
All we have to do is avoid breeding and growth of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito by following below mentioned steps:
Remove water from coolers and other containers at least once a week
Use mosquito nets and mosquito repellents while sleeping
Wear long sleeved clothes
Use aerosol during day time
Homoeopathic Remedy
Various Homoeopathic remedies like Eupatorium perfoliatum, bryonia alba, crotalus horidus work excellently well based on indications.
Once Diagnosed it is important to continue with Homoeopathic medication under proper guidance of your homoeopath only!!