Name
DENGUE FEVER
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
OTHER TESTS : * COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT - LEUKPPENIA , THROMBOCYTOPENIA. * IGM ELISA - POSITIVE FROM DAY 5 TO 21 * PAIRED SEROLOGY DURING RECOVERY PHASE * ANTIGEN DETECTION ELISA * RT-PCR ( REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION) * VIRUS ISOLATION FROM BLOOD BY MOSQUITO INOCULATION OR MOSQUITO CELL CULTURE. * IGG ANTIBODIES - POSITIVE FROM DAY 6 TO 30+ * DENGUE NS1 ANTIGEN - THE ANTIGEN IS DETECTED ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SYMPTOMS & CAN BE DETECTED UNTIL DAY 9.
TYPENOTES
SPREADS BY MOSQUITO ( A. AEGYPTI ) BITE. INCUBATION PERIOD 2 - 7 DAYS. GIVES TRANSIENT HETEROTYPIC PROTECTION FOR FEW WEEKS ONLY.HAS FOUR STRAINS, HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER OR DENGUE SHOCK SYNDROME USUALLY OCCUR DURING SECOND INFECTION BY THE VIRUS. TT : SUPPORTIVE & PALTELET TRANSFUSION IF PLATELETS ARE LOW.
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
DENGU SEROLOGY (IGG & IGM), COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, PCR, ELISA TEST, DENGUE NS1 ANTIGEN
[DENGUE FEVER]