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For over 200 years is known about diseases like dengue in America. The first epidemic documented in laboratories affected the Caribbean and Venezuela in the period between the years 1963-1964. Later, at the beginning and middle of the decade of the 70 the epidemic spread to Colombia.

Characteristics of the mosquito (vector) that transmits dengue (Aedes aegypti):

For examination of the mosquito that transmits dengue, a knowledge of their appearance and their habits: A small insect, dark color with white stripes on the back and legs. Emits a silvery glow, depending on the influence of light on her body. Adopts a parallel position to the resting area. It is diurnal, is active in the morning and just before dark. Their habits are domestic and their custom is to keep people on the go.

Choose inhabit both indoor and outdoor areas of the houses or apartments, especially in cool and dark. Their food, like other insects of its kind, consists of nectar and plant juices, but also the female hematology (click on any living organism that has warm-blooded), since after mating requires blood to the maturation of their eggs. His attack is silent, biting the lower parts of the man’s legs, especially the ankles.

Deposit their eggs in containers that do contain “clean” water (flower vase, portmanteaus, cans, bottles, drums, used tires with rainwater) and so lay their eggs near the surface, which adhered to the inner of natural or artificial containers, are true breeding. The eggs hatch in 2 or 3 days larvae become favorable conditions of temperature and humidity. The eggs are the resistance phase of the cycle, since they can keep the embryo to a year. Usually Aedes aegypti live a few weeks, not exceeding a month. Their flight is approximately 100 meters, so that the mosquito that bites is the same that has been “raised” in the house.

Signs and symptoms of Dengue:

There may be three different manifestations of the disease: dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and hemorrhagic shock.

Dengue fever is a severe flu-like illness that affects older children and adults but rarely causes death. change, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is another more serious form, which can occur bleeding and sometimes shock, which can lead to death. In children is very serious and only early diagnosis followed by timely treatment can prevent death. The symptoms of dengue fever vary according to age and overall health of the patient. Infants and young children may present with fever and a rash similar to measles, but difficult to distinguish from a flu-like, disease eruptive, malaria, hepatitis and other febrile illnesses Infection. The major and the adults nines peen sitemaps under analogous or cadre variable symptomatic mild to very serious.

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