With modern time came technologies and advancements in the field of medicine and medical research, yet there’s also a counter-balancing increase in the types and number of diseases. Diseases are of various types depending upon the level of their fatality the severity of the disease can be ascertained. Such severe diseases are vector-borne diseases especially those that are caused by mosquitoes.
Mosquito-related diseases and illnesses are today’s biggest trouble that man vector-borne are facing world-widths e. The mortality rate and the severity rate of such diseases are anyways very high. The unavailable of any proven vaccine against such diseases makes them even more severe and cumbersome to treat. Some well-known mosquito-related diseases are malaria, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika, Nile fever, dengue, etc.
Among the latter mentioned diseases, Dengue is one of the most fatal diseases that is considered to be a threat to human lives. Its mortality rate is increasing every year with the increase in the number of cases. Cases of Dengue are prominently found on every continent and in every country. India’s soggy type of climate and prolonged monsoon season makes it a breeding hub for dengue mosquitoes.
CAUSE
Dengue is caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The bite of which transfers the microbe into the body, after which the microbe incubates inside until suitable conditions arrive for the microbe to multiply in number. Dengue fever is mainly spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, which include A. aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes. Two types of Dengue mosquitoes are responsible for the spread of this disease.
SYMPTOMS
The symptoms of Dengue can be acute as well as chronic in nature. The symptoms font develop the time we get a mosquito bite, the symptoms take around at least a week to become noticeable and succinct. The development of symptoms is dependent upon the time the microbe takes to incubate and then multiply. However, the symptoms of Dengue are the following:
- Flu-like symptoms
- The rise in body temperature (40°C)
- Rashes
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain
- Fever
- Pain behind eyes
- Swollen glands
- Nausea
- Lethargic movements
- Sloth like movements
If the fever gets severe it can develop severe symptoms. The following symptoms are of severe Dengue fever:
- Fall in blood cell count
- Severe stomach pain
- Persistent vomiting
- Bleeding from your gums or nose
- Blood in your urine, stools, or vomit
- Bleeding under the skin which might look like bruising
- Difficult or rapid breathing
- Fatigue
- Irritability or restlessness
Treatment of Dengue
Dengue can be treated at home by following the given methods:
Giloy juice: It is a well-known remedy to cure and fight against Dengue, it helps in building immunity, improving metabolism, and making the body more resistant to weakness. You can have it by just boiling two-three stems of the giloy plant and consuming it when the solution would be a little warm. You can also add a few drops of giloy drops to regular warm water and then keep having it in little amounts.
Papaya leaf juice: As platelets count drops in Dengue, papaya leaf juice is highly recommended for maintaining the platelet count and also keeping the blood cell count revived.
Guava juice: The available Vitamin C in guava is very much helpful in the treatment of Dengue at home, the present vitamin C helps reduce fatigue.
Hydroxychloroquine: It is the most promising and efficiently affecting medicine that works against most of the diseases that are caused by a mosquito bite. Hydroxychloroquine is easily available at any general store, provided you will just have to present a doctor’s prescription. The dosage of Hydroxychloroquine comes in the form of tablets that can be taken with regular water. Vials of Hydroxychloroquine include tablets of 600 mg for 3 days. However, people allergic to it much avoid it.
Fenugreek seeds: You can also have Fenugreek seeds soaked in warm water as it helps maintain the lost vitamins. The warm water can be taken in small doses.
