Dengue fever - mosquito-borne (Aedes aegypti) viral disease associated with urban environments; manifests as sudden onset of fever and severe headache; occasionally produces shock and hemorrhage leading to death in 5% of cases.Yellow fever - mosquito-borne viral disease; severity ranges from influenza-like symptoms to severe hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever; occurs only in tropical South America and sub-Saharan Africa, where most cases are reported; fatality rate is less than 20%.Japanese Encephalitis - mosquito-borne (Culex tritaeniorhynchus) viral disease associated with rural areas in Asia; acute encephalitis can progress to paralysis, coma, and death; fatality rates 30%.African Trypanosomiasis - caused by the parasitic protozoa…
Yellow fever is found simply from parts of South America and Africa. This disease can only be carried by the female mosquitoes. There are two different cycles of the yellow fever: jungle yellow fever and urban yellow fever. Jungle yellow fever is primarily a sickness of monkeys. People can catch this disease by setting themselves in the central point of this innate cycle and are bitten by the mosquitoes that have been tainted by the monkeys. Jungle yellow fever is uncommon and only occurs generally to people who work in the jungle often. Urban yellow fever disease is a sickness of humans. It’s a spread from infected mosquitoes to other human beings. The urban yellow fever is the basis of most of the yellow fever epidemics and outbursts. Aedes aegypti is the type of mosquito that usually carries the yellow fever from one human to another. These types of mosquitoes breed close to human residences, like flower pots, useless tires, oil drums, and wet storage containers. This urban disease caused many mishaps to Napoleon’s troops at Haiti.…
Reiter P. 2009. Yellow fever and dengue: a threat to Europe?. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(10):pii=19509. Review articles Date of submission: 06 May 2009 .…
The Dengue virus is known to be a mosquito-borne viral infection and is a major threat to health worldwide. It is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness and is also known as break bone fever. Fifty to one hundred million people are infected each year mostly in tropical and sub-tropical climates of the world. In the U.S, cases seen affected with the Dengue virus are mostly from Americans who traveled out of the country. Infection of the dengue virus causes dengue fever. The virus weakens the circulatory system and leads to a deadly hemorrhaging.…
In summery over the past 20 years, the number of yellow fever epidemics has risen and more countries are reporting case. Mosquito numbers and habitat are increasing. In both Africa and Americas, there is a large susceptible, unvaccinated population. Changes in the world¡¦s environment, such as deforestation and urbanization, have increased contact with the mosquito/virus. Widespread international travel could play a role in spreading the disease. The priorities are vaccination of exposed populations, improved surveillance and epidemic preparedness.…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever - is a severe, potentially deadly infection spread by certain species of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti).…
III. The incidence of dengue fever is on the rise worldwide, and in some areas of Asia, complications of the disease are a leading cause of serious illness and death in children.…
Background: This study was designed to find out a relationship of dengue infection with climatic factors such as rainfall, temperature and relative humidity during the dengue fever epidemic in the year 2003. Blood samples were collected from 1550 patients experiencing a febrile illness clinically consistent with dengue infection. Serological confirmation of Dengue Infection was done using Dengue Duo IgM and IgG Rapid Strip test (Pan Bio, Australia), which detected dengue-specific antibodies. Monthly data of total rainfall, temperature and relative humidity for the year 2003 was obtained from Meteorological Department of Delhi, New Delhi and retrospectively analyzed. Results: Out of 1550 suspected cases, 893 cases (57.36%) were confirmed as serologically positive. The difference between numbers of serologically positive cases during different months was significant (p < 0.05). Larger proportions of…
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito.…
Dengue fever is a virus infection caused by the dengue virus. There are 4 kinds of dengue viruses.…
* In medical history the first recorded case of probable Dengue fever is in Chinese medical encyclopedia from the Jin Dynasty in some (265-420-)AD. Which referred to “water poison” with flying insect.…
Dengue fever (pronounced Den-gay) is a viral infection caused by the female mosquito (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). Dengue fever occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions and usually increases in the hot and humid months. Dengue fever is not a new disease. It was discovered several hundred years ago. In recent years, dengue fever has become a major international public health concern.…
Most Americans lose little sleep over dengue fever. The mosquito-borne infection is a leading killer in the tropics and subtropics, but it’s been a long-held belief that ubiquitous air-conditioning, few open windows and limited time outdoors protects us from dengue. And in fact, for the past century most U.S. cases (except those near the Texas–Mexico border) were isolated to immigrants or travelers. In recent years, however, locally acquired cases of the disease have started to appear in pockets of the U.S. Now, researchers fear dengue could be gaining a significant foothold here.…
Ghani et al (2008) conducted a research on the 2006 epidemic of dengue virus at a tertiary care centre in Sindh. The basic reason behind conducting research was to investigate the outcome of a selected group of patients who were either alleged or had been confirmed to be infected with the dengue virus and were being provided treatment at Liaquat Univesity Hospital in Hyderabad. The methodology that was used in this research was that 116 patients were kept under observation as they were being treated for the dengue infection. All relevant tests pertaining to finding out whether a person has dengue were conducted. These tests were like investigating the platelet count of the patient for thrombocytopenia, symptoms recognition like myalgia, high febrility, purpura and dengue antibody recognition etc. The clinical information conducted was also supported with other data gathering such as demographics and the data analysis was done on the SPSS 10.0 software. The findings that were registered indicated that out of 116 patients, only 52 patients had the dengue infection. Almost all of the confirmed cases had indications of thrombocytopenia and leucopenia which are key factors in determining the dengue virus. The mortality rate in this case was that of three deaths.…
The dengue fever virus is a danger to the health of the Filipinos. Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) is a vector for transmitting not only dengue, but also Chikungunya, yellow fever viruses, and other diseases.…