Children between the ages of 5 and 15 are the ones who report the most dengue cases. The illness is widespread in our nation and tends to manifest itself most prominently right after the rainy season. The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits disease between people, thus it’s important to avoid water accumulation that promotes mosquito hatching, practise excellent hygiene, and be more cautious during the day because it bites more frequently then. Cover any exposed skin on your extremities or apply insect repellent.
total of 396 dengue cases have been registered in Delhi this year, up from 36 new cases in July 2022, 75 in August, and 152 so far in September. 101 additional instances were reported just last week.
Infection
Four different serotypes of the dengue virus have been identified: DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4. In Delhi throughout the past 50 years, DEN-2 has been both the most prevalent and the most severe. A couple of the DEN-3 and 4 cases that were reported were determined to be comparable or no worse. A fifth serotype that produces a little illness was discovered in Malaysia in 2013. A youngster technically has a chance of contracting each of the five serotypes five times. A lifelong immunity to that specific serotype results after infection with one serotype; additional dengue infections, on the other hand, have a higher risk of life-threatening illness. Both primary (first-time) and secondary (recurrent) dengue infections can occur in children (second dengue virus infection with a different serotype).
Danger signals
After five days of fever, the extremities are cold or not feverish.
Continent pain
Especially when walking or rising from bed, dizziness
whenever there is bleeding
a nosebleed
Urine or stool bleed
Bruises
On days 1-2, NS1 tests came back positive.
Day 5-7 IgM test positive
4–10 days after a mosquito bite for incubation
Symptoms
Symptomatic infections can range from non-specific viral illness to severe circulatory shock caused by dengue infection (fever for 5–6 days followed by cold extremities, bleeding from the nose or in the stool or blood spots, bruises under the skin, fluid leakage due to damage to blood vessel lining, reduced capillary brain flow in all areas, an increase in fluid in the lungs and abdomen, swelling under the skin and puffy eyes). If blood volume drops and there is concentrated blood as a result of plasma leaking, fainting episodes could occur (high hematocrit PCV that tends to clot and toxins breaks the platelets reducing the number as well as platelet function that are there are not functioning well). Such inadequate blood flow overall All of this insufficient blood flow (i.e., inadequate oxygen delivery) to the liver and kidney results in decreased urine production, abdominal pain, abnormal liver function tests, and fluid accumulation in the abdomen, lungs, or pleural membrane, which impairs breathing. If no oral or IV fluid intake is made, symptoms including pain behind the eyes and drowsiness could proceed to multi-organ dysfunction.
