A new variant of Dengue has been observed in over 11 states within the country which has become an enormous concern for health experts Though the dengue outbreak is in check , several cases of high fever caused by the new variant of Dengue DENV 2 is being reported in many cities across the country.
Among the multiple variants—DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 of the dengue virus, DENV 2 or the strain D2 is taken into account to be the foremost severe and may even cause fatal internal bleeding and shock Dr Balram Bhargava, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, told the media that the strain is especially virulent and capable of inducing mortality. He added that it had been one among the explanations behind the mysterious fever which had hit the western UP districts of Firozabad, Agra, Mathura and Aligarh that led to the deaths of the many people last month.
Speaking to IANS, Dr B.L. Sherwal, RGSS Hospital Director, said that regardless of the Dengue strain, the precaution is that the same because the same mosquito spreads the disease. He said that the foremost important precaution isn’t to let water stagnate around you and use full sleeve dress. He warned that this sort of mosquito generally bites within the daytime, so we’d like to require extra care of it. Dr Sherwal added that these are just sorts of dengue with more or less an equivalent symptoms and same pattern of prevention too.
Dr Vineeta Singh Tandon of PSRI Hospital said that D2 is more virulent and may cause high-grade fever, vomiting, joint pains, altered sensorium and should even cause lethal complications leading to dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome If an individual was infected by one serotype within the past, a second infection by another serotype increases the danger of causing dengue haemorrhagic fever . Rest, hydration and managing fever with paracetamol is advisable. One should avoid taking analgesics and aspirin.
