Dengue :a growing menace

AUTHORITIES in Mexico have good reason to be concerned about disease-bearing mosquitoes. The pesky little insects can transmit a dangerous virus that causes denque, a potantially life-threating disease that effects over 57,000 people in Mexico in 2010. Mexico is just one of more than 100 countries where dengue is now endemic, In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that there maybe 50 million cases of dengue worldwide every year and about two fifths of the world's population are at risk of contracting the disease. Accordingly, health authorities have initiated programs to eradicate the white spotted {Aedes aegypti} mosquito, one of the insects that transmits the dengue virus.........One of three part article to be published for your awareness............stay turned!

unoboca........



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Identifying and Coping with Dengue

Dengue is commonly misdiagnosed because of its flulike symptoms. But according to WHO, you should suspect dengue when-ever a fever is accompanied by shin rashes,pain behind the eyes,and pain in the muscles as well as severe joint pains,which is the reason why it is called breakbone fever.
The fever last from five to seven days.

Doctors do not yet have a cure for dengue, but in most cases it can be treated at home with rest and plenty of fluids. Patients, however, need to be closely monitored in case dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrom develops. These potentially deadly complications can occur after the initial fever subsides and the patient appears to be recovering. What are some of the syptoms of these more serious conditions?
Severe abdominal bleeding, persistent vomiting, nosebleeds and bleeding gums,black stools,and reddish-purple blisters under the skin. Additionally,symptoms of dengue shock syndrome may include restlessness,excessive thrist,pale and cold skin,and very low blood pressure.....

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Sadly, antibiotics are ineffective in treating dengue because it is a viral infection and not a bacterial. Also, a patient is wise to avoid anti-inflammatory medications, such as aspirin and ibuprofen,as they can increase the risk of bleeding. There are four strains of denque virus, and it is possible to get dengue more than once.

If you contract dengue, get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids. Also, remain under a mosquito net as much as possible to prevent mosquitoes from biting you and transmitting the disease to others.

How can you limit exposure to mosquitoes in the first place? Wear long sleeves, long pants or long dresses,and use mosquito repellents. Although mosquitoes can bite at anytime of the day, they are most active about two hour after sunrise and before sunset.

Also sleeping under a mosquito net that has been covered with insect repellent can offer you protection.

Check for Breeding Sites
1.) Abandoned tires
2.) Rain gutters
3.) Flowerpots
4.) Plastic containers
5.) Discarded cans and barrels

Good Health you!
Source :Courtesy Marcos Teixeira de Freitas

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Last year there was a report of a vaccine trial in the Colima area. Anyone have an update?

This link has some info.

[jvi.asm.org]



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What I find unclear is whether or not the dengue I got three years ago would be the same "strain" as what I could have this year or next in the same geographic area. I heard the more types of dengue you suffer from the higher the chances are of hemorrhagic fever, and should you eventually suffer through all 4 different strains, you stand a high chance of dying. I hope my info is wrong :-(

Wanderer,

There is no easy way for you to find out whether the next dengue-carrying mosquito that bites you is carrying the same strain of Dengue you received previously. In 2009, the Mexican government stated there were two out of the four known strains of Dengue circulating in the state of Colima.

The big problem with Dengue is that one attack does not increase your immunity to other strains of Dengue. In fact, the antibodies you are carrying gang up with any new strains and inflict a more serious disease. So, every time you come down with the illness, you will likely be sicker. That is why the locals in Polynesia say that humans can only get Dengue four times; the last time will be fatal.

Since rain is rare during the winter along the west coast of Mexico, it seems surprising that education campaigns haven't been more effective in eliminating this disease, at least during the winter time. The Dengue-carrying mosquitoe prefers small containers of water in and around houses, places that aerial spraying can't reach. It is up to us to eliminate all of their breeding sites.

So, you should cover up during the two hours after sunrise and at dusk. You should also follow the advice of 'unoboco' in the post of November 4.

Elena

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> AUTHORITIES in Mexico have good reason to be
> concerned about disease-bearing mosquitoes. The
> pesky little insects can transmit a dangerous
> virus that causes denque, a potantially
> life-threating disease that effects over 57,000
> people in Mexico in 2010. Mexico is just one of
> more than 100 countries where dengue is now
> endemic, In fact, the World Health Organization
> (WHO) currently estimates that there maybe 50
> million cases of dengue worldwide every year and
> about two fifths of the world's population are at
> risk of contracting the disease. Accordingly,
> health authorities have initiated programs to
> eradicate the white spotted {Aedes aegypti}
> mosquito, one of the insects that transmits the
> dengue virus.........One of three part articles to
> be published for your awareness............stay
> turned!
>
> unoboca........



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...something you might not be aware of... over 80% of the people who are bitten do not come down with dengue symptoms, or if they do the symptoms are very mild and are hardly noticed...but the asymptomatic carry a full virus load during the infectious stage....so they are outside enjoying a beer while being exposed to more Aedes aegypti bugs which specifically target humans for their next meal ... in general, it is not the sick people who spread the disease, it is the asymptomatic folks who do. The sick folks are inside nursing their misery... and are usually away from the mossies...

A new treatment involving the ectremely bitter juice of the papaya leaf is detailed in the Puerto Escondido threads.

Have there been any cases in Melaque area yet this year?