Therefore it never hurts to refresh and update our knowledge on this potentially life-threatening disease, especially since the rainy season is upon us, allowing mosquito breeding grounds to thrive and paving the way to increase the incidence of dengue fever. Today we will consult Dr. Maheshaka Wijayawardena, Consultant Pediatrician at Base Hospital, Wathupitiwala on Dengue and its impact on children.
“Dengue is a viral fever borne by the mosquitoes Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus. The Dengue virus has four different strains and any child who has had dengue once has a risk of acquiring the disease 3 more times during his life,” explains Dr. Wijayawardena. Differentiating Dengue from other viral fevers is a difficult task because most of the viral fevers have similar features at the beginning. Even though it was said earlier that dengue is unlikely to present with Flu-like symptoms, it has been proven to be false. Initial presentation of dengue can vary from viral fever without other symptoms to diarrheal illness or fever with cold symptoms; therefore we have to be extra careful, states the doctor.
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