Wednesday, April 4, 2018

WHAT IS DENGUE FEVER ?

WHAT IS DENGUE FEVER ? 
 (This text is intended to be read by those persons who are not doctors and want to understand dengue , if you are a doctor please read this article : A GLIMPSE ON DENGUE FEVER(click here)

Dengue fever or Dengue is a disease that is caused by a virus and it spreads from one person to the other by special type of mosquitoesThe most evident feature of this disease is “fever” with severe “body aches”. No age group is safe from dengue fever and every one including children, youngsters, old men and women all can acquire dengue.
In Pakistan, currently Punjab is under the epidemic of this disease. This article targets the common people ,who are not doctors, about various aspects related to this new evil in our country, Dengue Fever.Very few cases of dengue fever were reported in Pakistan in previous 3 or 4 years. Sri Lankans are fighting with this disease from past 2 to 3 decades. They haven’t been fully successful yet. The disease is also prevalent in India.

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