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The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine said that there were 421 active cases of H1N1 influenza and 344 active cases of Dengue in the State of T.N.
Key Takeaway
- Tamil Nadu continues to report all cases of dengue, H1N1 influenza and COVIDÂ19 in the State.
Dengue
- What is Dengue?
- Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
- There are four distinct but closely related serotypes (separate groups within a species of microorganisms that all share a similar characteristic) of the virus that cause dengue (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4).
- Transmission:
- Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito.
- These mosquitoes also spread Zika, chikungunya, and other viruses.
- A pregnant woman already infected with dengue can pass the virus to her foetus during pregnancy or around the time of birth.
- Symptoms:
- The most common symptom of dengue is fever with any of the following:
- Nausea, vomiting
- Rash
- Aches and pains (eye pain, typically behind the eyes, muscle, joint, or bone pain)
- The most common symptom of dengue is fever with any of the following:
- Treatment:
- There is no specific medicine to treat dengue.
- Prevention:
- Prevent dengue by avoiding mosquito bites.
- Dengue Vaccine-Dengvaxia:
- Dengvaxia is basically a live, attenuated dengue virus.
- An attenuated virus is a virus that retains its properties of triggering an immune response in the body, but its ability to lead to disease is compromised.
- Areas with Risk of Dengue:
- Dengue outbreaks are occurring in many countries of the world in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
- Almost half of the world’s population, about 4 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue.
H1N1 influenza
- About
- H1N1 influenza is a subtype of influenza A virus, a communicable viral illness.
- H1N1 swine influenza is a common infection in pigs.
- Symptoms:
- cough
- fever
- soar throat
- stuffy or runny nose
- headache
- body ache
- Transmission:
- Transmission of swine influenza viruses to humans is uncommon.
- However, the swine influenza virus can be transmitted to humans via contact with infected pigs or environments contaminated with swine influenza viruses.
- Treatment:
- The treatment includes antiviral therapy with medicines like Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), and peramivir (Rapivab).
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Content Source: The Hindu