A number of doctors expressed their concerns about the increase in cases of "dengue" fever after the last wave of rains that the governorate of Jeddah witnessed last Thursday and Friday, and indicated to "Okaz", that the mosquitoes called "AIDS Egypt" are the carrier of the dengue virus, explaining that dengue fever has two clinical forms. The first is a simple classic, and it is predominant in that it resembles a viral illness to a large extent in its beginnings, then the fever increases until it reaches 40 degrees Celsius, and the second is hemorrhagic, which is dangerous and its complications may lead to death.
A fierce virus
The nurse virus consultant, Dr. Elham Talaat Kattan, said that dengue fever is one of the most important viral diseases, and it is a disease caused by a group of viruses called dengue viruses that belong to the “Flavian genus”, which includes West Nile fever, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis virus, and others , Explaining that this virus is caused by mosquitoes named (Aids Egypt), which multiply in water stored for drinking or swimming purposes, or rainwater that is reserved for agriculture, or that collects in streets and roads or stagnant and remaining in empty sheets, barrels, tires, and at air conditioners and around swimming pools Therefore, families have a big role to play in combating mosquitoes that reach some of these areas that are considered within the vicinity of the house, such as air conditioners, swimming pools, and water stored for drinking.
It showed that the dengue mosquito lives in tropical and subtropical regions, where it can be divided into two groups according to the World Health Organization, and since it was found that this mosquito transmits this virus, it has been studied on a large scale, and dengue fever sometimes spreads in the form of epidemic waves, and the infection rate is The population in these two epidemics is high, as it may reach 80 percent of the total population in the affected area.
Two clinical forms
Dr. Kattan indicated that dengue fever has two clinical forms, the first is a simple classic, which is mostly similar to the viral cold in its beginnings, then the fever increases until it reaches 40 degrees Celsius, and it may cause convulsions or convulsions in children and are often associated with headaches, especially in The area of the forehead, or behind the socket of the eyes, then other symptoms appear later, such as back pain, joints, and muscles, loss of appetite, loss of taste, nausea, vomiting, general laziness, and skin rashes. The second form of dengue fever is the hemorrhagic form, which is a dangerous disease and may It is fatal, and it is caused by the same dengue viruses as well, except that it does not happen in the first infection with the virus, rather it is more likely to be in a second infection of the same virus, or after a new infection of a dengue virus other than the first, so it is important to define the virus strain and its genetic model.
About the treatment, Dr. Kattan says: Symptoms are treated through the medicines that the doctor prescribes in addition to antiviral drugs, while the antibiotics are left to the need of each patient, which the treating doctor assesses, and there are vaccines under testing now for dengue fever. The vaccine is reduced in clinical trials for all four strains of dengue by means of The use of modern technology technology is in the process of implementation.
Preventative measurements
For her part, a specialist in hematology at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, Dr. Hoda Fatani, called for the necessity to take all preventive measures that prevent mosquitoes from entering homes, gardens and parks, to avoid family members being bitten by the mosquitoes that cause dengue fever, stressing that the most important complications of the disease are the bones , As the patient feels severe pain in the joints and muscles, which makes the walking process difficult, in addition to high fever that resembles the flu, and serious complications may occur in chronic cases, as the patient notices a shortage of blood platelets and a rise in liver enzymes, and the patient may experience blood bleeding from Any place of the body that could take his life.
She indicated that the majority of people are not aware of mosquitoes transmitting the disease, which calls for the necessity to take all preventive measures, including treating stagnant water in the streets, spraying mosquito spots, and placing wires on windows indoors, taking care to use pesticides away from children, and advised that in In the event of any type of fever or fatigue, the person must quickly go to the hospital to conduct the necessary tests and undergo treatment quickly.
May God protect everyone from this disease - a commitment to cleanliness and elimination of mosquitoes is a necessity
For prevention, you must follow all advice and instructions. You are healthy.
