I myself have never had Dengue fever (t-t), but some my friends are not so lucky. There is too much around this fever. myths lately, so there is a need to write this post, so that you understand what it is, whether it is worth being afraid, it is necessary I do insurance, and generally how to avoid. I hope this The information will help you draw your own conclusions.
The content of the article
- 1 Dengue Fever
- 1.1 Symptoms
- 1.2 Treatment
- 2 How to avoid Dengue
- 2.1 Prevention
- 2.2 Medical insurance
- 2.3 Vaccination against dengue fever
- 2.4 Probability of getting sick
Contents
Dengue fever
Dengue fever has 4 strains (serotypes) that cause it, and 2 forms of disease progression: classical dengue fever and hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic is more severe and dangerous. form, it happens only for those who have already had one of the strains, and, unfortunately, in newborns, if the mother has already been ill with dengue and the child received antibodies from her. So making the decision to give birth in Thailand care about the choice of a very good hospital.
Those who have had Deng at least once already know everything about her symptoms. and treatment, and they are unlikely to read this post. Therefore, further I I will write only in the context of the classical form.
Symptoms
Symptoms confirming it will be as follows: chills (temperature rises sharply to 39-40 ′), headache, area hurts behind the eyes, muscles, spine and joints (mainly knees), rash appears on the skin. It all starts suddenly, without preliminary ailments, with rare exceptions, when a person six to ten hours before the onset of the disease headache and feeling of weakness begins. Nausea absence appetite, swelling of the face, swollen lymph nodes, redness of the eyes and throat also refers to dengue fever symptoms.
If the listed symptoms hit the mark by more than three the items along with the heat, then for you there are three news: two good and one bad. The bad thing is that about 4-7 days back, somewhere on the hotel’s terrace or in the evening, in the restaurant, you bit infected mosquito. Dengue fever is an acute viral a disease in which the incubation period varies from 3 to 14 days, so many “lucky ones” are already experiencing symptoms far from the tropics and tropical doctors. The good news is, that you are not contagious to others, and Russian doctors are already learned to identify the symptoms of dengue fever no worse than Thai.
Treatment
In no case should you take Aspirin, IBUPROFEN and NUROFEN – this is the main thing that you need to know when symptoms occur in the first days Until you know whether you have Dengue or not, consider the default that it is she who takes only PARACETAMO to reduce temperature
People get sick in different ways, so you can meet online sad experience with a bunch of complications down to death, so and vigorous reviews a la “let go a couple of days.” One is sick 2 day, another can die for 2 weeks and then another month restore. Typically, the temperature drops through 3-4 days and then jumps again for several days, 2 waves. With fever red blood cells fall heavily in the blood, and it is for them that one hundred percent confirm dengue. True, a blood test can be done not earlier than 3-4 days of the disease. That is, you already half term rewind to the time.
Dengue fever is not treated, there is no cure for it at all. Have u you insurance or not – be sure to go to the hospital. Although, by some expats do not make sense to visit a doctor at all if For symptomatology, you have a classic form, but running to the doctors is worth with the manifestation of hemorrhagic. But I would personally reinsure especially when it comes to a child, for them even the classic form may be hard. So the doctor can do the same analysis. blood, tell how to ease the course of the disease, and hospitalize if necessary. The main the problem in children at high temperatures is dehydration, and sometimes without a dropper in any way. However, the dropper can and adult will need.
- The temperature is knocked down with paracetamol every 4-6 hours, observing dosage by age and weight. Note that paracetamol does not immediately give facilitating the effect, so you can alleviate the state of rubbing water
- Necessarily constant and abundant drinking, a lot of drinking. Still Once again, do not miss your child’s dehydration, it comes imperceptibly and rather quickly. If you see that baby weakens, then immediately to the hospital. Alternatively, force yourself to drink coconut water as a natural electrolyte. AND it is not necessary to buy green coconuts themselves, you can take in 7-eleven such bottled water, also sports drinks with electrolytes.
- In order not to burden sore joints – bed rest to relieve pain in the eye area – dim lights and curtains, and sleep. And for the removal of aches throughout the body, Thais use a papaya leaf. Buy in a pharmacy ready in a bottle, or prepare themselves – squeeze in a juicer, make a decoction or mix in the form of a smoothie with honey. On the taste is monstrous, but it is a very effective helper when Dengue.
- If a rash appears that will itch terribly – use Calamine, an inexpensive but effective Thai remedy. Have a look on the skin more carefully if small red dots appear, as when hiccups means platelets in the blood have dropped to such a level that there was a danger of bleeding and now it is extremely undesirable injure the skin and mucous membranes (brushing your teeth only with rinsing, not to shave).
Because of nausea and lack of appetite, you will not eat from this the breakdown only increases, moreover, people literally they go holding onto the wall, and in their hands they cannot even hold a spoon. AT this plan, of course, Dengue fever is hell of hell.
Sometimes Dengue goes to the hospital
How to avoid Dengue
Prevention
Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes Aegypti and Aedes mosquitoes. Albopictus. Most sources write about eGeigty, although with studying the topic of Dengue I still do not understand what is the difference between Egypt and albopicus Both are striped, both live in urban environments and are easy tolerate near-zero air temperatures, multiply wherever only have water. After catching an infection with a bat, a monkey or a sick person, adesa remain carriers of infection until the end his short life.
The only effective dengue protection measure you you can take for yourself – often use mosquito repellents and cream (available in 7-eleven), spirals and fans in the hotel room or in the house. Every evening before going to bed, inspect all corners of the rooms and especially in cabinets where these bastards love to hide. This will help you a lot. Tesco’s electromojacker is an amazingly efficient thing.
Peak danger hours are early morning and hour after sunset, so Avoid fresh water and potentially dangerous places during these hours. and carry repellent with you. Try to choose a house with mosquito nets on the windows and no swamp nearby. By the way, in good resorta periodically do anti-mosquito treatment.
Mosquito Vectors Aedes Aegypti – Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Mosquito repellents are sold in every 7-eleven
Medical insurance
Another way to protect yourself from the effects of dengue fever – buy normal health insurance (my insurance rating is Thai), which includes dengue coverage. See my rating there it is indicated which ones insure and which not. Currently not cover the Dengue: Consent, Heide, VSK.
But, as I wrote above, with a short vacation may well be that dengue you will already be sick at home. However, always Do medical insurance in your travels, especially children. Know oh what i say
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Hospitalization for dengue fever optional thing, yes. But if the course of the disease is severe or repetitive, then without Hospital can not do, but medicine in Thailand is expensive. Can, Of course, lie in a public medical facility, but it there will be a bed behind the curtain in the general ward for twenty people, with appropriate entourage. And you can be sick in a private ward decent hospital such as Bandon Hospital or Bangkok Hospital, in the price range from 5-20 thousand baht / day. Week fell under drip, then half a year working to pay off financial gaps. Insurance in this regard is a necessary thing, one hospitalization immediately discourages years of insurance.
According to the WHO (World Health Organization) website, a person who has had dengue gets a lifelong immunity to specific strain and partial (or temporary) immunity to certain of the remaining three. If you are not lucky with the second part of the bonuses, then if you are bitten by a mosquito-carrier of another strain, you have every chance get sick even 2 months after recovery.
Vaccination against dengue fever
For races of less than a year, Dengue vaccination is not available upon arrival. makes sense.
Since December 2015, vaccination information has been walking around the network. Vaccine based Sanofi Pasteur “Dengvakksiya”, which allegedly protects comprehensively from all 4 strains immediately. But upon closer examination of the issue, it turns out that The current dengue fever vaccine is not a panacea at all. Online WHO can find their recommendation – apply only locally, on local residents in areas with a real epidemiological threat. As you understand, tourists do not belong to this category.
First, for the full effect, dengue vaccination do 3 times in half a year: 0 months – 6 months – 12 months. I.e it will begin to work fully only in a year. Put the vaccine on arrival in Thailand, even if your wintering plans are empty a waste of time and money, for you can give ~ 7,000 baht to doctors for services and vaccine, and after a week get a sting mosquito in a nearby restaurant.
Secondly, even on the condition that you are ready to wait a year before departure to Thailand, in Russia do not put such vaccination. Thirdly, vaccination effectiveness depends on the strain (that is, it helps not all serotypes are the same) and from nuances like age, serological status and some other scary words, of which I I realized that as a percentage it can be expressed like this – an average of 52%. Thats There is a 50 to 50 vaccination that will work.
In summary, the vaccine against Dengue may be interested only Thais and foreigners who have a stay of a year or more, and hence the chance to catch more Dengue. And, pick up how mild form of fever and hemorrhagic. In the latter case dengue fever vaccination helps a lot complicated form, although there too the percentage is strongly jumps.
Probability of getting sick
As a resume, I want to write you the following: despite all the above, you are less likely to get sick Dengue in the mosquito itself the place of Thailand than the Thai get the flu in a subway car in the winter. Dengue is a virus that flows without snot, coughing and not transmitted by air, unlike the flu. That is, you do not you need to isolate yourself from your family or hide from the sick spouse.
The risk of complications or death in flu is no less likely than dengue. Just the media (from there all fears and fears spread) do not like to talk about Russian adversity such as tuleremia mosquitoes or encephalitis tick, and flu epidemics have long failed to raise ratings as an exotic dengue fever that “rages” in South-East Asia. As soon as you meet the next panic report a massive disease in Thailand – wave your hand at it and Do not try to hand over tickets.
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