WHAT IS DENGUE?
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Dengue is a
viral disease
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It is
transmitted by the infective bite of Aedes Aegypti
mosquito
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Man develops
disease after 5-6 days of being bitten by an infective mosquito
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It occurs in
two forms:
Dengue Fever and
Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever(DHF)
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Dengue Fever
is a severe, flu-like illness
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Dengue
Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a more severe form of disease,
which may cause death
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Person
suspected of having dengue fever or DHF must see a doctor at once
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE FEVER
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Abrupt onset
of high fever
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Severe
frontal headache
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Pain behind
the eyes which worsens with eye movement
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Muscle and
joint pains
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Loss of sense
of taste and appetite
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Measles-like
rash over chest and upper limbs
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Nausea and
vomiting
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER AND SHOCK SYNDROME
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Symptoms
similar to dengue fever
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Severe
continuous stomach pains
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Skin
becomes pale, cold or clammy
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Bleeding from
nose, mouth & gums and skin rashes
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Frequent
vomiting with or without blood
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Sleepiness
and restlessness
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Patient feels
thirsty and mouth becomes dry
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Rapid weak
pulse
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Difficulty in
breathing
TRANSMISSION CYCLE OF DENGUE
DISTRIBUTION OF DENGUE/DHF IN INDIA
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Disease is prevalent throughout India in most of the metropolitan
cities and towns
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Outbreaks have also been reported from rural areas of Haryana,
Maharashtra & Karnataka
MAGNITUDE OF THE
PROBLEM
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During 1996 a
severe outbreak of Dengue/DHF occurred in Delhi wherein about
10252 cases and 423 deaths were reported
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Till date,
more then 80 outbreaks have been reported from 16 States/UTs
DENGUE
CASES & DEATHS
DENGUE CASES & DEATHS SINCE
2001
|
Sl.
No.
|
State
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006*
|
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
C
|
D
|
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
61
|
3
|
95
|
5
|
230
|
1
|
99
|
2
|
197
|
17
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
3
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
182
|
0
|
|
4
|
Delhi
|
322
|
3
|
45
|
2
|
2882
|
35
|
606
|
3
|
1023
|
9
|
3366
|
65
|
|
5
|
Goa
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
69
|
0
|
40
|
0
|
249
|
9
|
117
|
4
|
454
|
11
|
545
|
5
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
260
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
95
|
4
|
25
|
0
|
183
|
1
|
838
|
4
|
|
8
|
J&K
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
|
9
|
Karnataka
|
220
|
0
|
428
|
1
|
1226
|
7
|
291
|
2
|
587
|
17
|
109
|
7
|
|
10
|
Kerala
|
41
|
0
|
219
|
2
|
3546
|
68
|
686
|
8
|
1028
|
8
|
981
|
4
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
54
|
2
|
370
| |
