Discuss in detail the causative organism, symptoms, transmission, prevention and
Control of Dengue. ( 5 Marks )
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Infectious diseases can be caused by:
Bacteria. These one-cell organisms are responsible for illnesses such as strep throat, urinary tract infections and tuberculosis.
Viruses. Even smaller than bacteria, viruses cause a multitude of diseases ranging from the common cold to AIDS.
Fungi. ...
Parasites.
Dengue
ᴅᴇɴɢᴜᴇ ꜰᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ-ʙᴏʀɴᴇ ɪɴꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ ꜰʟᴜ-ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪʟʟɴᴇꜱꜱ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇᴅ ʙʏ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴠɪʀᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙʏ ᴀᴇᴅᴇꜱ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏᴇꜱ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋʙᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴇᴠᴇʀ.
☞ Causes / Causative organism
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇɴɢᴜᴇ ᴠɪʀᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴅᴇɴɢᴜᴇ ꜰᴇᴠᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ꜱᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴇᴅᴇꜱ ᴀᴇɢʏᴘᴛɪ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇʟʏ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴇᴅᴇꜱ ᴀʟʙᴏᴘɪᴄᴛᴜꜱ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ.
☞ Symptoms
• ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ ꜱʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍꜱ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴅᴇɴɢᴜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋ ꜱʏɴᴅʀᴏᴍᴇ (ᴅꜱꜱ), ᴀɴᴅ
• ᴅᴇɴɢᴜᴇ ʜᴇᴍᴏʀʀʜᴀɢɪᴄ ꜰᴇᴠᴇʀ (ᴅʜꜰ).
☞ transmission
ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴇᴅᴇꜱ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏᴇꜱ.
☞ Prevention and Control of Dengue
ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ ʙɪᴛᴇꜱ. ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪꜱ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ɪꜰ ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏꜱɪꜱ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘꜱ ᴅꜱꜱ ᴏʀ ᴅʜꜰ.
➜But, we can control their occurence by following some measures . They are :
- ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴋɪɴ ᴇxᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ .
- ᴜꜱᴇ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘᴇʟʟᴇɴᴛ.
- ᴜꜱᴇ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴛꜱ .
- ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴀᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴜᴍᴇꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏꜱ. ꜱᴏ, ᴡᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴜꜱᴇꜱ.
- ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇꜱ, ꜱʜᴏᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴍᴘɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇʀᴍᴇᴛʜʀɪɴ, ᴏʀ ᴘᴜʀᴄʜᴀꜱᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ.
- ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴅᴀᴡɴ, ᴅᴜꜱᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ.
- ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴇᴅᴇꜱ ᴍᴏꜱQᴜɪᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅꜱ ɪɴ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ, ꜱᴛᴀɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴀɢɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜱᴋ.