DENGUE FEVER

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Outline
Definition
Cause
Transmission
World

distribution
Virus cycle
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
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Definition
Caused

by a family of viruses
that are transmitted by
mosquitoes
Characterized by fever, severe
headache, backache, joint pains,
nausea and vomiting, eye pain
and rash

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Cause
Dengue

fever is
caused by
dengue virus

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Transmission (vector)
Dengue

fever is transmitted by
aedes aegypti mosquitoes

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Aedes Aegypti
Characteristic :
Small, black, and have white spot
Active in the afternoon
Like to stay on the cloth which
hanged in the room
Spawn in the clear water

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Dengue Fever World

Distribution

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Dengue Virus
Transmission Cycle

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Infected mosquito bite human

Virus develop in the tissue
Virus break out from tissue, spread
through blood, and infect white blood cell
Virus break out from leukocyte and
circulate in the blood
Other mosquito bite and infected
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Dengue Virus
Transmission Cycle

Virus develop in mosquitos stomach

7. Virus develop in mosquitos salivary gland
8. Immune system ruin infected cells
9. If less infected cells, the fever will happen
6-7 day
10. If more infected cells, will be worse and
more bleeding happen
6.

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Symptoms
High

fever (39-40oC)
which suddenly
happen
Severe headache
Severe joint and
muscle pain
Rash (The rash may
appear over most of
your body 3 to 4 days
after the fever begins)
Nausea and vomiting
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Rashes
The

dengue rash is characteristically bright

red petechiae and usually appears first on
the lower limbs and the chest; in some
patients, it spreads to cover most of the body.
Petechiae are tiny little broken capillary blood
vessels.

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Diagnosis
General

diagnosis
1. High fever during 2-7 day, lack of
appetite, joint pain, and headache
2. Rash on the skin, throat, gum, and
have nosebleed
3. Pain in digestion but there is no sign
of yellow fever
4. Unconscious or shock happen

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Diagnosis (cont.)
Chronic

diagnosis
1. Blood test
2. Increasing hearth beat happen
3. Pale and cold skin
4. Weak pulse
5. Sleepy happen in many time
6. Less urine

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Treatment
Give

febrifuge to overcome the high

fever
Substitute the lose of fluid by give
oralit or fruit juice
Give antibiotic if secondary infection
happen
Give oxygen when the patient shock
or unconscious
Give blood transfusion if the patient
get a significant bleeding
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Prevention
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.

Clean thewater
storage
Tightly close the
water storage
Bury used goods
folding
clotheswhich
hangingin
theroom
Use ABATE
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Prevention (cont.)
Spray using
chemicals
7. Fogging
8. Keep
fishinwater
storage
6.

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Conclusion
Dengue

fever is caused by
dengue virus
Its transmitted by aedes aegypti
Its characterized by high fever,
severe headache, joint and
muscle pain, rash, nausea, and
vomiting

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Conclusion (cont.)
First

treatment is prevent the

lack of fluid in the body by give
oralit or fruit juice
If the patient lose too much blood
from bleeding the patient can
helped by blood transfusion
Prevention can be done by
prevent the aedes aegypti to
reproduce
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