Recently, with the first few spells of rainfall this year in Hyderabad, a rise in the cases of dengue fever has been reported. Most of the cases are being reported from Hyderabad, Medchal, and the Ranga Reddy district. According to the stats from Telangana, the total number of cases has already touched 900 this year. If we are to combat this disease effectively and keep it at bay, it is very important to know everything there is to know about dengue fever.
What is Dengue Fever?
Dengue fever is a viral infection that is carried by the Aedes mosquito. This is a disease that can be caused by any one of the four related dengue viruses. Often, dengue is also known as the break-bone fever because it affects the muscles and bones of the patient severely, causing a pain that feels almost like the breaking of bones. This disease affects people in many countries across the world, especially in South-East Asia, India, China, Africa, and Central America.
What Causes Dengue Fever?
Dengue fever is caused by one of the four viruses, DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, or DEN-4. A patient can only be infected once by a single type of virus. However, they can get infected by at least two if not all four at once.
Transmission of the Virus
The transmission of the dengue virus takes place through an infected Aedes mosquito. This infection cannot spread from person to person. It only spreads when an Aedes mosquito bites an infected person and then bites someone else.
