Dengue fever: it is worth knowing when going on vacation to tropical countries

Ahead of the holiday season, which means that millions of people have already planned a trip to the warm sea. Resorts in Thailand, Vietnam, India, the Caribbean and other tropical parts of the world are ready to receive tourists all year round. But summer is a season of elevated temperatures and rains, and hence bloodsucking insects. Today we will talk about dengue fever and how to protect ourselves from this unpleasant disease.

With the advent of the monsoon season for mosquitoes, just heavenly life begins. Hot weather and an abundance of warm shallow reservoirs serves as a signal to start breeding. Therefore, in tropical countries, the wettest season has the largest number of insects. Along with their number, the number of patients with a dangerous disease - dengue fever - is also growing.

Classical dengue fever is an acute viral disease that affects about 50 million people in Southeast Asia every year. The carriers of the virus in the wild are monkeys and bats, from which a person can infect them through a mosquito bite. The incubation period lasts, as a rule, 5-7 days, but sometimes from 3 to 15 days. The main symptoms of the disease are high fever, which subsides and rises with a frequency of 1-3 days, chills, pain in bones, joints and muscles, weakness and a rash on the skin.

At the first signs of the disease, it is recommended to consult a doctor and in no case self-medicate. The fact is that a number of anti-inflammatory drugs containing ibuprofen, diclofenac or acetylsalicylic acid lead to a violation of thrombus formation, which is very undesirable with dengue fever. In this disease, on the contrary, drugs are prescribed that promote better blood coagulation, and paracetamol is allowed to be used as an antipyretic. It should be remembered that with proper and timely treatment, the negative consequences of the disease can be avoided. But with secondary infection, dengue fever is more difficult (this is not classic, but hemorrhagic dengue fever) and can lead to death in about 50% of cases.

Well, what to do in order not to become infected with dengue while in hot countries? Unfortunately, vaccinations or prophylactic drugs against this unpleasant disease do not exist. The only chance to escape from it is not to contact mosquitoes. While on the street, use repellents and do not stay in the fresh air until the evening when the sun sets and there are more insects. Well, in the room where you live, there must be mosquito nets on the windows.

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