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.6. (A) Information Transfer:
Write a paragraph of 100 words on 'Dengue' based on the information provided.
Symptoms
When Hospitalization is required
(1) High fever, runny nose, cough, mild skin (1) Bleeding in any form, rapid and
rash.
weak pulse.
(2) Older children may also have pain behind (2) Signs of thickening of blood
the eyes and in the joints, backache and (haemoconcentration).
headache.
(3) Symptoms may be followed by a loss of (3) Restlessness or lethargy,
appetite, nausea, vomiting and itchiness reluctance to drink fluids.
on the soles of the feet.
(4) Platelet count of less than a
lakh.
(5) Acute abdominal pain,
puffiness, fall in urine output.
Answers
Answer:
Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. These viruses are related to the viruses that cause West Nile infection and yellow fever.
An estimated 400 million dengue infections occur worldwide each year, with about 96 million resulting in illness. Most cases occur in tropical areas of the world, with the greatest risk occurring in:
The Indian subcontinent:
Southeast Asia
Southern China
Taiwan
The Pacific Islands
The Caribbean (except Cuba and the Cayman Islands)
Mexico
Africa
Central and South America (except Chile, Paraguay, and Argentina)
Most cases in the United States occur in people who contracted the infection while traveling abroad. But the risk is increasing for people living along the Texas-Mexico border and in other parts of the southern United States. In 2014, an outbreak of dengue fever was identified in Hawaii with other outbreaks in 2013 in Brownsville, Texas and Key West, Fla.
Symptoms of Dengue Fever
Symptoms, which usually begin four to six days after infection and last for up to 10 days, may include
Sudden, high fever
Severe headaches
Pain behind the eyes
Severe joint and muscle pain
Fatigue
Nausea
Vomiting
Skin rash, which appears two to five days after the onset of fever
Mild bleeding
Dengue fever is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with a dengue virus. The mosquito becomes infected when it bites a person with dengue virus in their blood. It can’t be spread directly from one person to another person.