What is undifferentiated dengue fever?

What is undifferentiated dengue fever?

AUF was defined as any febrile illness of duration less than 14 days, confirmed by an axillary temperature ≥ 38.0°C, without indication of either severe systemic or organ specific disease and not being malaria, which was excluded by microscopic examination of a thick blood smear.

Is there a prophylaxis for dengue?

No vaccine can protect against dengue fever. Only avoiding mosquito bites can prevent it.

Is there dengue fever in Tahiti?

Risk of Dengue transmission is present throughout the country. Peak transmission typically occurs from August to November.

Is dengue caused by flavivirus?

Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever. It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus.

What is acute undifferentiated fever?

Abstract. Acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) is a temporary febrile illness accompanied by non-specific symptoms. Previous studies in Asia have primarily focused on delineating specific agent(s) causing AUF. None were designed to assess the frequency of undiagnosed cases.

How do you treat dengue fever?

Treatment

1. See a healthcare provider if you develop a fever or have symptoms of dengue.
2. Rest as much as possible.
3. Take acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol outside of the United States) to control fever and relieve pain.
4. Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.

Why platelets are low in dengue?

When an infected mosquito bites a human, the dengue virus enters the bloodstream, it binds to platelets and replicates leading to multiplication of infectious virus. The infected platelet cells tend to destroy normal platelets which is one of the major causes for the drop in the platelet count in dengue fever.

How safe is Tahiti?

Tahiti is a safe place for tourists. Generally speaking, there are only a couple of dangers to watch out for: pickpockets in Pape’ete and moray eels in the coral reefs on scuba dives. Most visitors soon discover that Tahiti is warm and welcoming to foreigners.

Can you drink the water in Tahiti?

Drinking water: You can drink tap water in Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora and in all the international resorts. In some atolls, tap water may taste slightly salty, which is not necessarily a sign that water is not drinkable.

What causes Flavivirus?

Flaviviruses are named for the yellow fever virus; the word flavus means ‘yellow’ in Latin, and yellow fever in turn is named from its propensity to cause yellow jaundice in victims….

What are the 4 serotypes of dengue?

The Dengue Serotypes Dengue infections are caused by four closely related viruses named DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4. These four viruses are called serotypes because each has different interactions with the antibodies in human blood serum.