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Our country in these days is facing disasters of various kinds. For instance, the unexpected weather changes and the health epidemics are few among them. For example, in Ratnapura, several divisions of this district is witnessing floods quite often. The receding flood waters have resulted in an upswing of diseases spreading amongst the population: Rat Fever, Measles, Eye-soar and Dengue fever are reported. So also Chickengunya disease and other viruses are also reported. Examination of blood samples of a majority of patients with fevers indicates contracting the Chickengunya flu. Moreover, there is a connection between the spread of Chikangunya disease and Dengue.
The Chickengunya infection carrier is none other than the miserable mosquito. Dengue Fever spreads through the bite of an infected dengue mosquito. However, the fever does not spread from person to person by physical contract.
An infected dengue patient will first suffer from a sudden high fever, followed by complaints of severe body pains, headache, pain behind the eyes pain in the muscles and joints. Acute cases may vomit or reject food. The fever may reach or exceed 102 degrees. Generally this high fever subsides after two days but the patient will suffer weakness and low spirits for more than a week. Reason for this weakness being the continued joint and muscle aches. Some patients may show a rash on their skin. Some may have patches on their skin but be insensitive to the touch. Some may be get larger spots causing irritation. Patients will find that their physical movements are retarded by muscle and joint aches. Therefore, they should take a complete rest, preferably bed rest.
As a general practice in hospitals, patient’s blood samples are tested in identifying Chickengunya disease. So far, a vaccine nor an inosculation has been produced to immunes patients suffering Chickengunya. Therefore, treatment of deceased patients is according to the severely of the Fever or its symptoms. Advise given to a patient is to stay and rest. To relive aches and pains drugs are prescribed. However, patients are advised not to take Aspirin. Feeding a patient is usually thought the mouth but there are instances where badly suffering patients who cannot swallow food being given saline.
There is no rule to hospitalize patients unless the doctor decides whether the patient is to be hospitalized. Until a patient recovers, a balanced food diet is recommended. People as individual should take the best presentations against Mosquito bites. Residents should take preventive measures to clean and upkeep their surroundings be recovering items that collect water as well as water foods after rains or receding floods. Water collections are ideal mosquito breeding places. In this epidemic time all action must be taken at every root and wonder and ensure that there are no water collection places and receptacles. The band and surroundings should be cleared of possible mosquito breeding avenues. There precautionary measures will not only prevent Chickengunya disease but also Dengue infection. Since the symptoms of Chickengunya Fever and Dengue Fever are similar, it is only the doctor who can diagnose the two.
As several epidemic diseases are prevalent these days it is essential that people seek medical advice. It is strongly advices that one should consult a doctor of ones nearest government hospital. It has been reported that patients for convenience had visited private health clincs and fallen into difficulties because of negligence due to incorrect diagnoses. Failing revoery, as a last resint, the acutely suffering patients sought government hospitals that resulted in immediate hospitalization. This situation had resulted in a few deaths. Because there is a profusion of Chickengunya fever afflicted patients these days one must for the same reason pay attention to the likelihood of patients suffering from the dengue fever. Dengue fever reaching epidemic proportions is strongly expected. Therefore we must take year round presentations to clear mosquito breeding places. Moreover,
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Sunil Abraham
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