Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is a mosquito-borne illness characterized by symptoms such as fever, headache, rashes, and bleeding. It is transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, with symptoms appearing 5-7 days after infection, and can last for 2-7 days. Prevention strategies include wearing full-sleeve clothing, using repellents, and disrupting the mosquito transmission cycle.

1. What is Dengue Fever?

2. Breakbone Fever
Dengue fever also
known as Break
bone fever.
Caused due to
mosquito bite.
Main symptoms –
fever, headache,
tiredness, rashes
etc.

3. How Long Does It Stays? 2-7
Days
With symptoms such As:
Headache
Fever
Retro -orbital pain
Pain
Rash
Bleeding gums
Red palms and soles.

4. How Does Dengue Spreads?
The bite of an infected Aedes aegypti
mosquito carries virus.
Gets the virus by biting an infected
person.
First symptoms of the disease occur
about 5-7 days after the infected bite.

5. How To Prevent Mosquito bite?
Wear full-sleeve clothes and long dresses
to cover the limbs.
Use repellents
Use mosquito coils and electric vapor
mats .
Break the cycle of mosquito-human-
mosquito infection. Mosquitoes become
infected when they bite people who are
sick with dengue

6. Symptoms of Dengue and
Platelet Count
Type Symptoms Platelet Count
Dengue Fever, < 1.5 lakh
Headache
Dengue Fever,Headache < 1 Lakh
Hemorrhagic Fever , Rash, Bleeding
Dengue Shock Fever,Headache Very Low
Syndrome , Rash, Bleeding, <50000
Low Blood <20000:
Pressure Spontaneous
bleeding may occur