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What Is Dengue Fever? |
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Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. There are four different viruses that can cause dengue fever. Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever, is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. There is no specific treatment or medicine for dengue fever. The best way to prevent dengue fever is to prevent bites from infected mosquitoes.
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How Do People Get Dengue Fever? |
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Dengue fever is caused by a virus called a flavivirus. Flavivirus is transmitted by infected female Aedes mosquitoes. You can catch the virus if you get bitten by an infected mosquito. The mosquito becomes infected when it bites a person with flavivirus in their blood.
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Can You Get Dengue Fever From Another Person? |
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Dengue fever does not spread directly from person to person.
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How Dengue Is Transmitted? |
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It is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito especially from Aedes aegypti. Only the female mosquito transmits the dengue virus.
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Symptoms Of Dengue Fever? |
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- Bleeding from the nose
- Fatigue
- Mild bleeding (such a nose bleed, bleeding gums, or easy bruising)
- High fever
- Severe headaches
- Joint and muscle pain
- Skin rash
- Pain behind the eyes
- Nausea or Vomiting
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Tips For Preventing Dengue Fever. |
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- Stay in well-screened housing or air-conditioned.
- Make sure window and door screens are secure and free of holes.
- Sleep under a mosquito net.
- Turn over empty pails and buckets.
- Use mosquito repellent.
- Always change water in vases and bowls.
- Destroy the mosquito habitats.
- Wear covered clothes.
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