Disease Info

Conventional Treatment and Preventive Measures Conventional treatment offers management of cases symptomatically.  Bed rest during acute stage of fever  Sponging to keep body temperature below 40º C  Oral fluids in plenty to maintain circulating fluid volume  Electrolyte therapy to counter dehydration  Fluid replacement in case of loss of blood plasma, …

Dengue Fever is the most common viral disease spread by mosquitoes. It has become a global health concern of massive proportions affecting over 50 million people annually. An estimated 2,500 million people are at the risk of being infected by dengue virus. It is noted chiefly in the tropical and …

= What is Dengue Fever? Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses (DENV-1, -2, -3, and -4). Infection with one serotype of DENV provides immunity to that serotype for life, but provides no long-term immunity to other serotypes. Thus, a person can be infected as many …

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Sinus infection facts Sinus infections are caused by infections from a pathogenic microorganism (virus, bacterium, or fungus), which grows within a sinus and causes intermittent blockage of the sinus ostium. Most people do not transmit sinus infections; most clinicians agree that except for rare instances, sinus infections are not contagious …

LAHORE – The number of dengue patients has reached 15 as one new case appeared in Lahore on Wednesday, reported a private news channel. According to the private news channel, dengue virus was confirmed in 22-year-old Azhar belonging to Bilal Ganj who was shifted to Mayo Hospital for treatment.According to the doctors, Azhar …

Dr Shah said that after trial in a number of cases, he is able to claim that the medicines are 100 per cent effective. A healthy person will have to take medicines for a month for prevention of dengue fever while a patient needs to take medicines for 15 days, …

Common Homeopathic Remedies A few homeopathic remedies have been identified to counter dengue based on individualization of symptoms.For prophylaxis, its important to choose few homeopathic drugs by careful observation that are specific to the epidemic. Such drugs are also termed as the Genus Epidemicus. This GE often varies from one …

Symptoms and Diagnosis An infected person shows – Sudden onset of fever Intense head ache Muscle and joint pains Pain behind eyeballs on moving eyes Diffuse rashes on skin. Many patients suffer from a sudden drop in the number of platelets that help with blood clotting (called Thrombocytopenia). Reduction in …

Transfer of Dengue Virus Aedes mosquito becomes infected by feeding on a patient with dengue infection usually from the day before onset of dengue fever to the fifth day of illness. After an incubation period of about 8-10 days, the mosquito remains infective for life. The female mosquitoes pass on …