The recurrence of Dengue Fever, the harmfulness to your life

Nowadays, dengue fever is counted as the major public health and medical issue in Thailand. Each year, many patients are found from every regions of Thailand especially in rainy season, because of the significant amount of mosquitos. Dengue is found in both adults and children, mostly in children with age under 15. Normally, the recurrence of dengue fever and the condition is regularly serious and severe in the second times.

Get to know “Dengue Fever”

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease. The female mosquito will carry the virus when it bites and drink the blood from human body. The virus is able to incubate, multiply, and live in mosquito around 1-2 months. After that it will be transmitted into human body whom bitten by the mosquito. Thailand is ranked the most reported cases of dengue fever as the 2nd country after Philippines, by the age of patient is mostly at 10-14, age 5-9, age 15-24, and age 25-34 consecutively. The most severity of Dengue Fever can cause death. The average rate is about 1 per 1,000 cases; by the two main factors causing fatality is blood loss and blood vessel’s fluid drain which leads to fatal shock. The cause of dengue fever is from 4 types of viruses and the recurrence from the different types of viruses may occur.

“Dengue Fever”, the second strikes is more harmful

The recurrence of dengue fever can happen many times in one patient and the severity of symptoms is harder each time which possibly be fatal. When our body firstly receives the virus, it will naturally create the immune system to fight against the virus, however this immunity does not last forever and its ability is not able to fight against different type of the original one. So when the virus returns with the different types, our body may be distracted leading to ineffective working of immune system. Or in some case, the immunity itself even returns to aid, strengthen and multiply the virus. That is why the second times of infection more harmful.

In the present, we do not have the medicine for dengue fever. The best way of treatment is to control and support the clinical condition of the patient. In case of mild symptoms, the patient can do the self-care at home. Water, electrolytes, and mild food are suggested. For the serious symptoms as dehydration or shock, patient needs hospitalization and requires fluids or saline which be adjusted to the patient’s condition. Moreover, blood or blood’s component would be given following physician’s order in case of necessity.

How to prevent the recurrence of Dengue Fever

The first effective way to protect you from dengue is to avoid mosquito’s bite. You should always take care of your hygiene, since sweat can attract the mosquito. Dispose the mosquito prone area and use the mosquito repellant can also prevent the disease. Furthermore, preventive vaccine is another selective way. Currently, Thailand has 4 types of vaccine which are able to prevent the disease up to 65.5%, and prevent the severity of the disease at 93.2%. The vaccine is recommended for the patient age 9-45 and experienced Dengue Fever. If you have high fever, nauseous, vomiting blood, loss of appetite, redness on face, and Petechiae, you should urgently make the medical visit is needed for consultation and treatment. During low fever period of Dengue Fever, if you get fatigue and loss of appetite, it can lead to shock. The emergency care is needed to prevent death.