Flood of dengue patients: Platelets start depleting suddenly; A few hours of delay can happen

Dengue cases are increasing. You must be wondering where, when, and how… we have not heard anything like this about dengue. Why are you scared? So take a look at these cities-

Dengue cases have increased so much in Delhi in the last two weeks that the state government has ordered to reserve of 10-15% of beds in hospitals for dengue.

Dengue cases have been reported from 27 districts of Bihar and Patna tops it. 13 new dengue cases have been registered in Nalanda, 9 in Nawada, 6 in Vaishali, 4 in Banka, 3 in Bhagalpur and 3 in Rohtas.

28 cases of dengue have also been found in Morena of Madhya Pradesh.

Apart from these, cases of dengue are also increasing in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Question- How does dengue happen?

Answer- Dengue is caused by the bite of a female Aedes mosquito. These mosquitoes do not breed in the dirt but clean places. People who live in clean places in cities are more prone to dengue.

It is of four types, Type-1, Type-2, Type-3, Type-4. In colloquial language, it is also called break bone fever.

Question- In which month dengue spreads more?

Answer- The maximum cases of dengue are seen from July to October. This means to say that dengue usually spreads only during the rainy season. For the last many years, it is raining before Diwali i.e. till October. Due to the accumulation of water in such a situation, the possibility of increasing its cases is high.

Question- What are the symptoms of dengue?

Answer- The symptoms depend on the type of dengue fever. These are three types-

simple dengue fever

dengue hemorrhagic fever

dengue shock syndrome

In hemorrhagic fever, blood comes from the nose, gums, and vomit. The patient remains restless in Dengue Shock Syndrome. Sometimes he loses consciousness. In this, the blood pressure also starts decreasing.

Read below 8 common symptoms of these three-

headache

muscle and bone pain

fever with chills

Nausea

vomiting

eye pain

skin rash

bad taste in the mouth

Question- If these symptoms appear, what should be done?

Answer- Do not get any blood test done of your own free will. Go to the doctor immediately, and tell them the symptoms. He will get you tested.

Question- What is the role of platelet count in dengue?

Answer dengue becomes more serious when the platelet count in the blood of the sick person starts decreasing significantly.

Platelets are called clotting cells. In such a situation, if your platelet count level is already low, then you can get infected with dengue sooner than others.

Question- Apart from platelets, is it necessary to pay attention to anything else in dengue?

Answer- It is important to pay attention to hematocrit and blood pressure more than counting platelets. Hematocrit is the percentage of the number of red blood cells present in the blood. It is 45 for men and 40 for women.

Question- How does anyone know whether the Hematocrit has increased or not?

Answer- It is detected by the Complete Blood Count Test ie CBC. This is done by taking a blood sample.

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