SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF DENGUE FEVER

SYMPTOMS & SIGNS

Symptoms and signs

• Dengue fever may occur from 3 to 14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito, commonly within 4 to 7 days.

• It usually starts suddenly with a high fever, rash, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. Rash that does not blanch on pressure may also be present especially on the extremities.

• The fever can be as high as 40-41 'C, and usually continues for 2-7 days. It may be accompanied by fits in children less than 6 years old. The severity of the joint pain has given dengue the name "breakbone fever".

• The rash usually appears 3 to 4 days after the start of the fever.

• Vomiting and loss of appetite are common.

WHAT IS DENGUE FEVER ?

WHAT IS DENGUE FEVER ?

Introduction

Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti.

There are four types of viruses that cause dengue fever.

Infection with one of these types of viruses provides protection to only that type for life, so persons living in a dengue-endemic area can have more than one dengue infection during their lifetime.

The disease is now found in more than 100 countries in South and South-East Asia , Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Western Pacific.

Source from Ministry of Health Malaysia

A Visit From the Assistant of Environmental Officer

En Kanapathy A/L Gopalakrishnan, the Assistant of Environmental Officer visited the SKPTM Dengue Patrol Operational Room.