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With no vaccine available for Dengue, it can be scary if your child gets the dengue fever. Dengue is most common in tropical areas and caused when bitten by an infected ‘Aedes’ mosquito. This disease is common but may cause severe exhaustion. Warm and humid climate cater a perfect breeding environment to the ‘Aedes’ mosquito. Studies have shown that the most common site of mosquito breeding is stagnant water, therefore the instance of dengue soars during monsoon. With monsoon approaching soon, below is a list of tips to prevent dengue during monsoon:
Read more about Dengue Fever In Children here.
Since it’s the environment that is conducive for the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes, the key is to snatch that away. If you are living or travelling in tropical areas, especially during monsoons, your best bet is not to let the mosquitoes bite you. The below tips will help in prevention of Dengue Fever in kids:
To effectively prevent dengue, it is imperative that mosquitoes are not breeding around. In tropical areas, mosquitoes can be a menace and it may not be possible to steer clear of them at all times. However, you can try the below strategies to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
Though babies will not go out in the rains and play in muddy waters, yet if your house does breed or lets in mosquitoes, they are at a risk of getting dengue as well.
On observing symptoms such as fever, body rash or muscle/joint pain, you should already be confirming an appointment with the pediatrician. Once dengue is confirmed, the doctor may prescribe paracetamol to take care of the fever. However with babies, be extra cautious – no overdose – no missed doses. If you find that the symptoms are not subsiding, then take your child to the pediatrician.
Since there is no set of medicine specifically designed to counter dengue, managing the symptoms along with following measures serve as the ideal treatment:
Prevention is better than cure! The above prevention tips do not apply just to keep mosquitoes away but are essential for optimum health of each family member. During monsoon, it’s water that has to be prevented from lodging at places and becoming potential harboring ground for mosquitoes. Also it is essential to watch for any symptoms, if dengue goes undetected, it may develop into serious complications.
**These remedies are NOT an alternative to medical treatments, hence always seek the advice of a doctor.**
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Roshni
Jan 25, 2017
I had dengue fever last year.Thinking it just a normal fever,I did not care too much about it.For next 2 days the fever was off and on.I started to feel pain especially my legs and my lower back.Lost my appetite to eat and I knew something was wrong.Went to a medical lab to take a sample of my blood.Within 2 hours the test was ready.The report showed the platelets count were below normal.At the clinic I was given vitamins as there's no cure for dengue.It was drinking boiled papaya leaves in water(about 2 to 3 leaves each time) and I took a lot of crab soup.I recovered in the next few days.
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Roshni
Jan 25, 2017
I had dengue fever last year.Thinking it just a normal fever,I did not care too much about it.For next 2 days the fever was off and on.I started to feel pain especially my legs and my lower back.Lost my appetite to eat and I knew something was wrong.Went to a medical lab to take a sample of my blood.Within 2 hours the test was ready.The report showed the platelets count were below normal.At the clinic I was given vitamins as there's no cure for dengue.It was drinking boiled papaya leaves in water(about 2 to 3 leaves each time) and I took a lot of crab soup.I recovered in the next few days.
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