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FSS Dengue Educ
FSS Dengue Educ
FSS Dengue Educ
Dengue
AWARENESS
AUGUST 27, 2019
WHAT IS
AN ACUTE INFECTIOUS VIRAL DISEASE, ALSO KNOWN AS
“BREAKBONE FEVER.”
DENGUE IS A MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRAL INFECTION
CAUSING A SEVERE FLU-LIKE ILLNESS AND, SOMETIMES
CAUSING A POTENTIALLY LETHAL COMPLICATION CALLED
SEVERE DENGUE.
CAUSED BY FOUR (4) DIFFERENT VIRUSES.
•DENGUE IS AN ENDEMIC
DISEASE, WHICH MEANS THAT
IT OCCURS REGULARLY IN
TROPICAL REGIONS OF THE
WORLD.
How Does Dengue Spread?
The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector of dengue. The virus is transmitted
to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes.
AEDIS AEGYPTI
Aftervirus incubation for 4–10
days, an infected mosquito is
capable of transmitting the virus
for the rest of its life.
TRANSMISSION
CHARACTERISTICS:
DENGUE FEVER IS A SEVERE, FLU-LIKE ILLNESS THAT
AFFECTS INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADULTS, BUT
SELDOM CAUSES DEATH.
SIGNS &
SYMPTOMS
Mild Dengue Fever
High fever (40°C/104°F) is accompanied by the following symptoms:
severe headache
pain behind the eyes,
muscle and joint pains
fatigue
nausea/vomiting
swollen glands
body rash that can disappear and then reappear
Mild bleeding (such a nose bleed, bleeding gums, or easy bruising)
Symptoms usually last for 2–7 days, after an incubation period of 4–10 days after
the bite from an infected mosquito, it rarely involves serious or fatal complications.
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Bleeding from the mouth, gums, or nose
Clammy skin
Damage to lymph and blood vessels
Internal bleeding (leads to black vomit/feces)
Lower number of platelets
Sensitive stomach
Small blood spots under the skin
Weak pulse
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-
severe-dengue
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/dengue-transmission-
22399758/
https://www.doh.gov.ph/press-release/DOH-reminds-public-to-do-
4S-vs-dengue-as-cases-start-to-rise
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/179471.php