Dengue fever: Know the facts.Discusses some facts about dengue fever. Dengue fever outbreak in Puerto Rico; Causes of dengue fever; Places where dengue occurs; Symptoms of the disease; Ways of avoiding dengue fever.StanleyLauraEBSCO_AspTravel Holiday...
It is important for dengue patients to rest, and drink plenty of fluids to recover, too. Meanwhile, those with severe dengue need hospitalization. In the Philippines, the DOH advised that persons with warning signs, co-existing medical conditions, and severe dengue should be referred to in-hosp...
Platelets are the white blood cells that are required for a person who is suffering from mosquito bite induced diseases like Dengue fever. There are autoimmune conditions that lead to the destruction of the platelets. In some cases, the patients need an extra dose of these platelets. But the ...
7. The worlds deadliest animal isn’t a shark, bear or tiger, but something far smaller – the mosquito. According to the World Health Organization, 725,000 people are killed each year from mosquito-borne diseases, such as Malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever. Mosquitooutnumber every other...
They sometimes carry dangerous diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, West Nile, dengue fever, and Zika, which are responsible for numerous deaths every year. But the mosquito family is a very diverse bunch, and only a small percentage of species actually consume human blood. Most of the...
left in burrows, holes and even tree trunks. In urban areas especially, these insects are offered too many artificial habitats in the form of water containers, odd plastic buckets, worn out bottles and saucers. The most common yet really dangerous vector disease (to humans) is dengue fever. ...
When she inserts her needle-like snout in her victim’s skin, the mosquito can transmit diseases to humans – and dogs, cats and horses. Such diseases includeWest Nile Virus,Malaria,Dengue Fever,Yellow Fever,Encephalitisof various kinds andHeartworm, to name a few. ...
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Dengue fever:Aedesmosquitoes are responsible for transmitting this painful, flu-like illness. Yellow fever: Another diseaseAedes aegypti spreads, yellow fever can lead to severe liver damage and jaundice. Encephalitis: Several mosquito species, including eastern equine encephalitis, can transmit viruses th...
The hotter it gets, the better the mosquito that carries Zika virus is at transmitting its buffet of dangerous illnesses, which also includes dengue fever and chikungunya, scientists say. “With higher temperatures you have more mosquitoes feeding more frequently and having a greater chance of ...