Reporters: Dengue

Chay Rey V. Ahiyas

Nawiira Abdulkarim
Marian Suarez
Sarah Kate VillanueVa
Cristine Malacat

Source: Centers for

Disease Control and
Prevention
 What is Dengue ?

An emerging arboviral disease

 Mosquito: Aedes Aegypti, Aedes albopictus

 Common in tropical countries

like Philippines

 is the most important emerging tropical viral disease spread through mosquito
bites to the humans in the world today. It is estimated that there are between 50
and 100 million cases of dengue fever (DF) and about 500,000 cases of dengue
haemorrhagic fever (DHF) each year which require hospitalization.

 Over the last 10-15 years, DF/DHF has become leading cause of hospitalization
and death among children in the South-East Asia Region of WHO, following
diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infection.
 What is the causative agent of Dengue ?

 Dengue is among the most common mosquito- borne

virus infections. Causative agent of the disease is the
Dengue virus, of known. The virus cannot be
transmitted from human to human. In order to spread
the disease needs a mosquito as alternate host.

 Encompass
4 different serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2,
DEN-3, DEN-4)

 Each
can lead to dengue fever and severe dengue (also
known as “dengue haemorrhagic fever”)
Transmission of Dengue
 VECTOR: Transmitted to humans
by bite of female aedes aegypti
mosquito. Dengue mosquitos lay
eggs in areas with water (see left)

 HOST: Humans become host of

virus. Virus incubation is 4-10 days
then produce dengue symptoms

Source:
www.CDC.com

 TRANSMISSION: Humans get

infected from bite of infected aedes
mosquito. Mosquitos get infected
when they bite infected humans.
Source: Everyday health.com
Incubation period
(time between becoming infected and developing symptoms)
 3 - 14 days, commonly 4-7 days

Infectious period
(time during which an infected person can infect others)
 Amosquito becomes infected if it bites an infected person while the fever is
present (an average period of about 3 to 5 days.)

 After biting an infected person it takes 8 to 12 days before the mosquito can
infect other people.

 The mosquito remains infectious for life.

Diagnosis
Manifestation of Dengue Infection
Clinical Manifestations

Reference: WHO, 2009

 Clinical Manifestations cont.
Dengue Fever Symptoms:
Fever
headache
muscle and joint aches
Skin rash

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever:

High fever, hemorrhage, has 4 grades:

Grade 1: Fever, non specific

Grade 2: Grade 1 manifestation + spontaneous bleeding

Grade 3: Signs of circulatory failure

Grade 4: Profound shock,death

Reference: WHO, 2009 Petecchial rash

Prevention
 Environmental Management
 Biological Control
 Chemical Control
Prevention (cont.)
CHEMICAL CONTROL
 Use of insecticides
 Fogging
 Use of mosquito coils
 Repellents

Source: mosquitoes and more.com

Anti-Dengue Programs in the
Philippines

 June 2011: Dengue

Prevention Month
 Massive anti-
dengue campaign Source: www.ifmt.auf.org

Source:www.tacloban.gov.ph

Source:DOH
Anti-Dengue Programs in the
Philippines
 Distributionand training
on use of mosquito OL
trap (ovicidal-larvicidal
trap) Source : DOH

Source: DOH
 Anti-Dengue Programs in the
Philippines ( cont.)
 Multi-sectoral
mosquito “search
and destroy”
cleanup campaign

Source: College of Nursing, University of Makati

Conclusion

Dengue is a health
threat

Dengue is Preventable
Source:ADRA

 Plan for action

Thank you
Additional
Information/Resources
WEBSITES:

 World Health Organization http://www.who.int/topics/dengue/en/

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/
 WHO. Dengue Haemorrhagic fever ealy recognition diagnosis and hospital
management. An audiovisual guide for healthcrae workers responding to
outbreaks.http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/disease/dengue_fever/dengue.pdf
 WHO. Global Alert and response. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/dengue/en/
 World Heath Organization. Guidelines for treatment of demgue fever/dengue
hemorrhagic fever in small hospitals.
http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Dengue_Guideline-dengue.pdf
 CDC, Clinicians Reference
card.http://www.cdc.gov/Dengue/resources/Dengue%20Case%20Management_card
_125085_12x6_Zcard_Dengue.pdf
 CDC. Information for health care practitioners.
http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/resources/Dengue&DHF%20Information%20for%20Health
%20Care%20Practitioners_2009.pdf
 CDC. Basic facts on Dengue http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/resources/CS_205910-
A.Dengue%20patient%20Ed%20Eng.FINAL.pdf