Communicab

le Disease
Dengue
Fever
Public
Health
HASSAN ABBAS ZAHID

Learning Outcome of this Presentation

AFTER ATTENDING THIS PRESENTATION,
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
Define Communicable Disease
Identify Dengue Fever
Explain the symptoms
Indicate possible treatment
Develop safety/precautionary measures

Disease
A disorder of structure or function in
a human, animal, or plant, especially
one that produces specific symptoms
or that affects a specific location and
is not simply a direct result of
physical injury.

Communicable Disease
Communicable diseasemeansan illness
caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that
occurs through the direct or indirect
transmission of the infectious agent or its
products from an infected individual or via an
animal, vector or the inanimate environment to
a susceptible animal or human host.

Identify Dengue Fever

Dengue fever is spread by the bite of dengue-infected
Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the daytime, mostly
at dawn and dusk. These mosquitoes are present in the
Pacific Islands and many other tropical countries, You CAN
catch dengue fever in the Pacific Islands.

Symptoms of Dengue Fever

Dengue fever usually begins with a sudden onset of a
high fever and a severe headache. Those affected may
also get a skin rash and muscle and joint pain. Nausea,
vomiting, and loss of appetite are common. The illness
usually lasts up to 10 days, but recovery may take some
time, and people can feel tired and depressed for weeks

World Health Organization

World population

According to WHO estimates, every

year about 50 million dengue viral
infections occur worldwide and two
fifths of the world's population is at
risk of dengue infection. In Pakistan,
the first major outbreak of Dengue
fever was documented in 1994-1995
in Karachi. Since then, various studies
have reported dengue epidemics from
different parts of Pakistan. For the last
4-5 years, situation of dengue virus
transmission is getting worst in
Pakistan, especially in the post
monsoon period and big cities like
Karachi and Lahore are under severe
threats of dengue epidemics.
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Effected countries

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 Another study, of the prevalence of dengue, estimates

that 3900 million people, in 128 countries, are at risk of
infection with dengue viruses
Which is 55.71% of World population

Treatment Of Dengue Fever

There is no specific medicine to treat dengue infection. If
you think you may have dengue fever, you should use
pain relievers with acetaminophen and avoid medicines
with aspirin, which could worsen bleeding
If you start to feel worse in the first 24 hours after your
fever goes down, you should get to a hospital
immediately to be checked for complications.
Rest
Fluids
Antipyretics- Aspirin and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen should
be avoided.
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Prevention and Safety Control

At present, the only method to control or prevent the transmission of dengue virus is to
combat vector mosquitoes through:
preventing mosquitoes from accessing egg-laying habitats by environmental
management and modification;
disposing of solid waste properly and removing artificial man-made habitats;
covering, emptying and cleaning of domestic water storage containers on a weekly
basis;
using of personal household protection such as window screens, long-sleeved clothes,
insecticide treated materials, coils and vaporizers;
improving community participation and mobilization for sustained vector control;
applying insecticides as space spraying during outbreaks as one of the emergency
vector-control measures;
active monitoring and surveillance of vectors should be carried out to determine
effectiveness of control interventions
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