Search results
Overview. The magnitude of the dengue problem has increased dramatically and has extended geographically to many previously unaffected areas. It remains the most important arthropod-borne viral disease of humans. This new edition has been produced to make widely available to health practitioners,laboratory personnel, those involved in vector ...
Clinical Practice Dengue Guidelines for Primary Care Doctors Page - 2 2 NATURAL COURSE OF DENGUE ILLNESS Dengue virus infection may be asymptomatic or cause a spectrum of symptomatic disease such as undifferentiated febrile illness, dengue fever (DF), or dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) including dengue shock syndrome (DSS).
there is no specific treatment for dengue, prompt recognition and timely intervention affects prognosis. This current evidence-based guideline updates the recommendations contained in the PPS 2008 Practice Guidelines on DF/DHF answering relevant questions in the care of a child with dengue illness.
developments in case detection, diagnosis, treatment, vector control and management, including disease surveillance and recording and reporting of dengue. I hope this guideline will assist program managers and health workers across the country to successfully prevent dengue using effective vector control measures and manage dengue cases in Nepal.
Since publication of the new edition of Dengue: Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 1 , the need to provide more training to health-care workers in this area has become increasingly evident.
developments in case detection, diagnosis, treatment, vector control and management, including disease surveillance and recording and reporting of dengue. I hope this guideline will assist program managers and health workers across the country to successfully prevent dengue using effective vector control measures and manage dengue cases in Nepal.
Severe dengue. Severe dengue happens when blood vessels become damaged and leaky, and the number of platelets (cells which form clots) drops. As a result, severe dengue can cause shock, internal bleeding, bleeding gums or nose, organ failure, and death. The symptoms of severe dengue include: severe abdominal pain. persistent vomiting.
