Dengue is the name of disease caused by the biting of mosquito named as Aides. It is a man-made disease. In previous days we all had heard quite about the rising fever cases caused by the rising Dengue mosquitoes in India. Out of 36 states and union territories, 35 are reported to be affected by this disease. In this post, I will explain you about the way it spreads and how to cure it and how it can be prevented from spreading and other information related to this disease.
Dengue virus is
spread by biting of Aides. This mosquito usually spread in monsoon season
especially during November and December. The reason behind this is that
temperature of surroundings is mosquito friendly during monsoon. Dengue
mosquitoes take birth in clean water rather than dirty water. These mosquitoes
attack during morning and evening time.
Symptoms of dengue are high fever, low pulse pressure,
sudden headache, pain in joints, pain in throat, sore taste of mouth, physical
weakness, continuous vomiting and presence of blood in urine and vomit,
etc. If any of the symptoms are found
in you, then first step you should take is that you should consult your doctor
and then go for a laboratory test called as NS1.
Prevention is better than cure. This fact perfectly fits
about this disease. During rainfall in monsoon season, water gets collected in
pots, containers, tyres, pits etc. And then mosquitoes breed in this clean
water. So first preventive measure we must take is cleaning of our surrounding.
We must take care of our surroundings. Make sure that there are no such things
lying outside where water can get collected. Water in pots for birds
and animals should be changed regularly.
Another important fact you must know is that “there is no vaccination
available for dengue”. Hence prevention is the best available in case of this
disease. Small and simple steps like wearing full sleeves shirts, putting
mosquito net on windows and doors, using mosquito repellent cream can help you
from getting away from this disease. And if possible avoid going outside during
evening time.
But, what to do if you or someone
in your family is exposed to this infection. Do not worry much as panic may
cause some other complications. 90% of patients can be corrected at home only
by following doctor’s advice. I asked many doctors, “Where to get the treatment
if someone is suffering from dengue fever”? And believe me they all said the
same statement. In this way you can decrease the rush in hospitals also.
Diabetic and heart patients are more
vulnerable to this disease and need more care than other patients suffering
from dengue and therefore hospitals must
be left for them.
And now the two most important
points about curing dengue are following:-
1.) Stop
the vomiting of the patient and
2.) Patient must drink large quantity of water as
much as possible (you can also mix ORS in water).
These two points
are worth noting because dehydration is possible in patients of dengue and
there must be complete hydration of water in patient’s body to fight this
infection.
Some other important points are
feeding the patient’s healthy food such as Dalia, fruits, etc. , maintaining the hydration in patient’s
body, feeding him food in fluid form, giving him eatables that can be digested
easily etc.
Dengue viruses decrease the
quantity of platelets in the blood of patient’s body. They attack the blood
constituents such as meteorite, platelets and haemoglobin. They reduce the
concentration of platelets and meteorite. To cover this loss, take medicines prescribed
by doctor. But there are always home-made remedies in India for every disease.
And this is no different. Yes some home-made remedies still works in this
disease. Many of traditional herbs have been found to ease complications and
recovery. Among these are Papaya leaf, Giloe and Tulsi. Anecdotal evidence
suggests that the extract of raw Papaya leaf helps to boost platelets and
relieve symptoms. Recent studies have shown the effect of Papaya leaf consists
of over 50 active ingredients found to kill fungi, worms, parasite, bacteria
and many forms of cancer cells. For dengue fever, it is suggested that the
Papaya juice is extracted by crushing and sieving fresh leaves of Papaya. One
leaf of Papaya gives about 1 tablespoon of juice. 2 tablespoons of Papaya leaf
juice are given to dengue patients 3 times per day after six-hour intervals.
Giloe, also known as Guduchi, has been reported to help treat dengue in early
stages without any side effects. It increases the platelets in a significant
manner and lower the body temperature. Tulsi, the queen of herbs has been
regarded as one of the holiest and most cherished herbs by virtue of its health
promoting and healing properties.
There is also another remedy of
treating dengue patients i.e. drinking of goat’s milk. It is also regarded as a
way to cure dengue patients. But strictly speaking it is not true. There is no
scientific report that proves goat’s milk helps in curing dengue patients. I
consulted doctors about this fact and they all said that do not try to indulge
in such a practice and rather consult a doctor to cure dengue.
And now the precautions are that
do not give patient medicines such as Aspirin, Dychlorophenyl etc. But patient
can take Paracetamol in case of fever.
And I still suggest that we all
should first consult our doctor if we found any of the dengue symptoms.
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