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Preventing Dengue Fever In Travelers
Preventing dengue fever in Travelers. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS DOCUMENT FiguresDengue infected regions of the World. PREVENTING dengue fever IN TRAVELERS.
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Extractions: Dengue infected regions of the World Travelers may acquire dengue fever, a potentially life-threatening viral illness, during visits to tropical and subtropical countries. Dengue is transmitted by the bite of infective Aedes mosquitos which are found primarily in urban areas. This disease occurs in most of tropical Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean Islands, Central and South America, and Africa. There is generally greater risk in urban areas and less risk of dengue in rural areas and at altitudes above 1500 meters (4500 feet). Figure 1 Dengue infected regions of the World Dengue is characterized by sudden onset, high fever, severe headache, joint and muscle pain and rash. Nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and altered taste sensation are common. A rash may appear 3 to 4 days after onset of fever and may spread from the torso to the arms, legs, and face. The disease is usually benign and self-limiting after about 7 days. Dengue may also present as a severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease, called dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). There is no specific treatment for dengue infection.
Mosquito Netting And Dengue Fever
Mosquito netting helps prevent dengue fever. What dengue fever is and it'shistory are discussed here. All Mosquito Netting Info. dengue fever.
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Extractions: Home Netting Project Netting Info More Nets ... Helpful Links Dengue is primarily a disease of the tropics, and the viruses that cause it are maintained in a cycle that involves humans and Aedes aegypti , a domestic, day-biting mosquito that prefers to feed on humans. Infection with dengue viruses produces a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from a nonspecific viral syndrome to severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease. Important risk factors for dengue hemorrhagic fever include the strain and serotype of the infecting virus, as well as the age, immune status, and genetic predisposition of the patient. The first reported epidemics of dengue fever occurred in 1779-1780 in Asia, Africa, and North America; the near simultaneous occurrence of outbreaks on three continents indicates that these viruses and their mosquito vector have had a worldwide distribution in the tropics for more than 200 years. During most of this time, dengue fever was considered a benign, nonfatal disease of visitors to the tropics. Generally, there were long intervals (10-40 years) between major epidemics, mainly because the viruses and their mosquito vector could only be transported between population centers by sailing vessels. A global pandemic of dengue began in Southeast Asia after World War II and has intensified during the last 15 years. Epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) are more frequent, the geographic distribution of dengue viruses and their mosquito vectors has expanded, and dengue hemorrhagic fever has emerged in the Pacific region and the Americas. In Southeast Asia, epidemic dengue hemorrhagic fever first appeared in the 1950s, but by 1975 it had become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in many countries in that region.
Dengue Fever
dengue fever (Breakbone fever). www.StudentHealth.co.uk. dengue fever; another mosquitoborneillness is less well known, but one that you should know about.
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Extractions: Dengue Fever (Breakbone fever) www.StudentHealth.co.uk Most travellers are well aware of the risks of malaria. Dengue fever; another mosquito-borne illness is less well known, but one that you should know about. In most people it is a feverish illness with no serious consequences, but a minority of infections are complicated by the development of dengue haemorrhagic fever which can be life threatening. Most dengue infections occur in the Indian subcontinent, Central and South America and the incidence is rising dramatically in Africa. A few cases have been reported in the Middle East Travellers are most at risk in the rural areas of malaria zones, but dengue fever also poses a real risk in the urban environment as the mosquito has become well adapted to city life. Typical symptoms The illness is referred to as breakbone fever because the symptoms of muscle and joint pain can be particularly prominent. Most infections, particularly those in children are very mild and may go undetected. Severity tends to increase with age and with repeated infections. Symptoms normally last about 5-7 days. Treatment Rest Fluids Painkillers to help with the pain and fever. Paracetamol is better than aspirin as it does not interfere with blood clotting; a consideration in case dengue haemorrhagic fever develops.
NJDHSS, Communicable Disease Service: Dengue Fever
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Extractions: Disease Index NJ InTouch What You Should Know About. . . Dengue Fever What is Dengue Fever? Dengue Fever is an illness caused by infection with one of four serotypes of a virus belonging to the genus Flavivirus. Infection with one of these serotypes does not provide cross-protective immunity, so a person living in an area where Dengue Fever transmission occurs can have four dengue fever infections during his or her lifetime. Who gets Dengue Fever? Dengue Fever occurs primarily in tropical areas, including the Caribbean and Mexico in North America. Anyone living in or visiting tropical areas may become ill with Dengue Fever. How is Dengue Fever spread? Dengue Fever is spread through the bite of certain species of mosquitoes, but only if they are infected with the Dengue Fever virus. Capable species of mosquitoes pick up the Dengue Fever infection by biting a human who is ill with Dengue Fever. Two capable mosquito vectors are present in the Americas, including the United States, Aedes aegypti, and Aedes albopictus. Nearly all cases of Dengue Fever which are diagnosed in the United States are a direct result of recent travel to tropical areas outside the United States. What are the symptoms of Dengue Fever?
Brazilian Embassy In London : Dengue Fever
dengue fever. dengue fever is a mosquitoborne disease which causes highfevers, headaches and severe muscle pains but does not usually kill.
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BBC News | Health | Dengue Fever Breakthrough
A tiny animal which preys on the mosquito has helped scientists score an importantsuccess in the fight against potentially fatal dengue fever.
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Extractions: A scientific project taking place in Vietnam may point the way for the worldwide treatment of the potentially fatal dengue fever. Scientists have cleared the village of Phan Boi of the mosquitoes that carry the disease. Dengue fever is endemic in 100 countries with as many as 50 million cases each year. The breakthrough in erasing it has come thanks to a tiny animal, the shrimp-like crustacean mesocyclops. The Aedes mosquito carries the fever It has a voracious appetite for mosquito larvae, and is generally harmless to humans. Residents in the village of Phan Boi in Vietnam introduced the crustacean to their domestic water supplies, in an experiment to see whether it could reduce the numbers of the dengue fever carrying Aedes mosquito. And it succeeded in spectacular fashion. In just 18 months the mosquito population has been wiped out in the area. The scientists who supervised the study - run by the Australian Foundation for Peoples of Asia and the Pacific - are now hoping that the mesocyclops can be used to tackle dengue fever elsewhere in the world.
BBC News | AMERICAS | Dengue Fever Hits Rio Carnival
An epidemic of dengue fever in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is casting ashadow over this year's carnival, which takes place this weekend.
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Extractions: An epidemic of dengue fever in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is casting a shadow over this year's carnival, which takes place this weekend. So far the outbreak has claimed seven lives, but thousands more people have gone down with the virus, which is spread by mosquitoes. Carnival floats are being sprayed with insecticide and filming has had to be postponed on Brazil's most popular television soap opera because several actors have caught dengue. The Rio authorities have drafted in more than 1,000 health workers and hundreds of soldiers from elsewhere in Brazil to take part in the anti-dengue campaign. Brazil's health ministry has blamed Rio's state government for the epidemic, saying funds provided for controlling infectious diseases have not been spent. But Rio's state governor said the central grant was used up by a vaccination campaign for other illnesses. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service Top Americas stories now:
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Dengue Fever
dengue fever. dengue fever exists throughout tropical and subtropical areasof Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia and the South Pacific.
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Extractions: Dengue Fever exists throughout tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia and the South Pacific. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes aegypti, and less commonly, Ae.albopictus and Ae.scutellaris mosquitoes. These mosquitoes generally feed on humans in mid-morning and mid-afternoon, several hours before sunset. In contrast to some of the anopheline mosquitoes that transmit malaria, Aedes sp. are well adapted to urban environments where they breed in containers of clean water around the houses. This makes the disease more common in urban settings than in rural settings. MANIFESTATION The incubation period is usually 5-8 days. Dengue fever is characterized by acute onset of fever, chills, headache, eye pain and back ache. A transient, generalized erythematous sometimes occurs in the first 24-48 hours. This is followed by a wide spectrum of manifestations including body aches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and respiratory symptoms. On the third to fifth day the fever diminishes and a rash appears on the trunk and often spreads to the face and extremities. There may also be petechiae and bloody nose. In some individuals a severe form of the disease called dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) may develop. This is characterized by petechiae, thrombocytopnia, and evidence of hemoconcentration. This may progress to gross bleeding, shock, and death. DIAGNOSIS
Medic-Planet Dengue Fever
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Medic-Planet Dengue Fever
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Press Release - Global Warming Would Foster Spread Of Dengue Fever Into Some Tem
NIEHS PR 498, (410) 955-6878. Global Warming Would Foster Spread ofdengue fever into Some Temperate Regions. Scientists using computers
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Extractions: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NIEHS Contact: John Peterson (919) 541-7860 March 9, 1998 Johns Hopkins Contact: Lisbeth Pettengill NIEHS PR #4-98 Scientists using computers to simulate the general circulation of the earths climate have predicted that rising global temperatures will increase the range of a mosquito that transmits the dengue fever virus. Dengue fever is now considered the most serious viral infection transmitted in man by insects, whether measured in terms of the number of human infections or the number of deaths. Most of the new areas of mosquito encroachment were predicted to be temperate regions that currently border on endemic zones. These fringe areas represent places where humans and the primary carrier, the mosquito Aedes aegypti , often co-exist, but where lower temperatures now limit disease transmission. Lead author Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health said, "Since inhabitants of these border regions would lack immunity from past exposures, dengue fever transmission among these new populations could be extensive." Unlike the yellow fever virus, carried by the same mosquito, the dengue virus is not vulnerable to any vaccine or drug. The research was published in the March issue of Environmental Health Perspectives , the monthly journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Dengue Fever
dengue fever P Amin*, Sweety Bhandare**, Ajay Srivastava*** *Consultant,BHIMS. **Resident, Cook Country Hospital, Chicago. ***Resident
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HealthlinkUSA Dengue Fever Links
medical and health related topics. FindWhat. Click here for page1 of dengue fever information from the HealthlinkUSA directory.
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Next Bioterror Shoe To Drop: Dengue Fever?
Next Bioterror Shoe to Drop dengue fever? Dave Eberhart, NewsMax.com Saturday,Oct. dengue fever produces fever, headache and rashes on the palms and feet.
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Extractions: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001 Investors seeking to cash in on bioterrorism fears and the billions of dollars potentially flowing to biochemical, pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturers should consider investing in those making products that treat E. coli, dengue fever and tuberculosis, according to TheStreet.com. "Which companies benefit, of course, depends on what kind of infectious diseases or toxins the terrorists try to use. Anthrax is only one possible scenario, said the report, which was silent about smallpox, the contagion often mentioned as the next shoe likely to drop. A cautious administration was less helpful to info-hungry investors.
Dengue Fever
dengue fever usually starts suddenly with a high fever, rash, severe headache, painbehind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. General, VARIANTS, dengue fever,
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Extractions: Background Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are caused by one of falicivirus. The mosquito vector is the same that carries the Yellow fever virus. Dengue is primarily a disease of the tropics, and the viruses that cause it are maintained in a cycle that involves humans and Aedes aegypti, a domestic, day-biting mosquito that prefers to feed on humans. Infection with dengue viruses produces a spectrum of clinical illness ranging from a nonspecific viral syndrome to severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease. Important risk factors for DHF include the strain and serotype of the infecting virus, as well as the age, immune status, and genetic predisposition of the patient. In the United States, there have been infections in south Texas and southeastern United States. The increase in air travel has resulted in the spread of this disease beyond the usual geographical areas. Dengue fever usually starts suddenly with a high fever, rash, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite are common. A rash may appear 3 to 4 days after the start of the fever. Overall, the illness can last up to 10 days. A complete recovery can take as long as a month. Older children and adults are usually sicker than young children. Most dengue infections result in relatively mild illness, but some can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Dengue Fever
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Extractions: Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes mainly in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, with the greatest risks occurring in: Dengue fever occurs most often in urban areas, but may be found in rural areas also, particularly in areas with elevation less than 4000 feet. Transmission of the virus, via Aedes mosquitoes, usually occurs during and shortly after the rainy season. These mosquitoes are most active during the day and are often found near human dwellings, often indoors. What are the symptoms of dengue fever?
Dengue Fever
Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, dengue fever / Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever Surinameand Venezuela. Dengue Virus Type 3 French Guyane. January 24, 2000.
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Extractions: Dengue Virus Type 3 - French Guyane January 24, 2000 Venezuela is still under a nationwide alert, which was declared by health authorities on December 27, 1999. The Epidemiology Director has said that this alert will remain in place for several months, given the current situation. The epidemic is concentrated in the western states of Zulia and Falcon. In 2000, there were 545 cases of dengue fever reported from Zulia and 292 cases reported from Falcon. On January 14, 2000, the French National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (CIRE/InVS) confirmed the isolation of DEN-3 in French Guyane for the first time. Four (4) cases of DEN-3 of autochtonous transmission were confirmed in December 1999 by the Institute Pasteur de Guyane. During 1999, DEN-1 and DEN-2 were also circulating in French Guyane. Transmission of the dengue virus can only be reduced by effective control of the vector, namely the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Communities must be involved in mosquito habitat search and destroy activities. It is also important that laboratory-based surveillance is enhanced to facilitate the identification of circulating serotypes. In the absence of an effective vaccine, travellers to infected areas are advised to take the following measures, particularly during the day, to prevent mosquito bites:
ETravel.org - Dengue Fever
By Neville Kilford dengue fever About the disease dengue fever is a deeply unpleasant,but generally harmless, disease common to large parts of the tropics.
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Extractions: Dengue fever is a deeply unpleasant, but generally harmless, disease common to large parts of the tropics. It's an arbovirus (Arthropod-BOrne VIRUS), and is spread between humans by mosquitoes. Arboviruses are a group of diseases that are spread between humans and animals by arthropods - a great division of the animal kingdom that includes insects, crustaceans, arachnids, etc. Unlike many arboviruses, dengue fever is not transmitted through animals - just humans. It is extremely common, especially in its usual form, but is also found less frequently in a much more serious haemorrhagic form (more about that later).
SwPHLI ACHOA Case Study #1 "Dengue Fever In Arizona"
Southwest Public Health Leadership Institute Homepage. Case Study DengueFever. CASE STUDY dengue fever IN ARIZONA! (Fictional).
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Extractions: Dengue Fever CASE STUDY: DENGUE FEVER IN ARIZONA! (Fictional) Three weeks ago, the first case of Dengue fever, apparently acquired within Arizona was voluntarily reported by a provider to the Pima County Health Department and the Arizona Department of Health Services. Two weeks ago, three more cases were reported in the region. Individual cases of Dengue Fever are not designated as notifiable at the national level. However, there is considerable concern about the intrusion of mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes Dengue Fever into Arizona. Until now, cases in this area were limited to Mexico. You have been asked by your Health Director to develop a surveillance system that will provide the most useful information for preventing and controlling Dengue Fever. Your task: A) Read the chapter on Dengue Fever in the Control of Communicable Diseases in Man, Benenson. B) Email to your group's ListServe Address a one to three sentence answer to the following questions: What questions do you want to answer with this surveillance system?

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