webfact Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Disease Control Dept warns of dengue fever outbreak By The Nation File Photo Dr Thanarak Phliphat, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said that with the return of dengue fever it may soon become tougher for doctors to diagnose and detect Covid-19 infections. This is because both viruses show different symptoms based on the age group. For instance, among children, Covid-19 symptoms are mild and about 40 percent of patients have low fever. Among adults, dengue fever results in high fever and muscle ache, much like the symptoms of Covid-19, though 50 percent of Covid-19 patients may have a cough. Also, he said, usually respiratory conditions are diagnosed as respiratory disease rather than dengue fever. As of April 14, there have been 8,746 dengue fever cases and six patients have succumbed to the disease. The department believes this year may see as many as 70,000 dengue fever cases, he said, adding that people should take care of themselves and get rid of mosquito breeding grounds. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386997 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-04-29 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted April 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2020 "Also, he said, usually respiratory conditions are diagnosed as respiratory disease rather than dengue fever" that explains the low number of cases of Corona 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: Dr Thanarak Phliphat, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said that with the return of dengue fever it may soon become tougher for doctors to diagnose and detect Covid-19 infections. please elaborate how are you detecting them now - with a thermometer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Dengue fever is detected with a blood test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Dengue is contracted by mosquitoes biting and infecting the blood... I wonder if a mosquito takes blood from a Corvid patient, then bites/injects another non-infected patient, could Corvid be transferred? Just a thought? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Dengue is contracted by mosquitoes biting and infecting the blood... I wonder if a mosquito takes blood from a Corvid patient, then bites/injects another non-infected patient, could Corvid be transferred? Just a thought? No expert, but this does not happen with HIV, the virus breaks down in the mozzys gut. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Big deal ! Just drink loads of fluids and rest, you will be just fine ???? Dehydration caused by Dengue is the biggest danger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I think nature is trying to tell us something this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 18 hours ago, webfact said: As of April 14, there have been 8,746 dengue fever cases and six patients have succumbed to the disease. Sounds more serious than Covid !!!! How can that possibly be ?? Covid is the virus of all viruses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skorp13 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: Big deal ! Just drink loads of fluids and rest, you will be just fine ???? Dehydration caused by Dengue is the biggest danger. Not true at all. i had Dengue 4 years ago and the biggest danger is the reduction of platelets in the blood. I spent two nights in the hospital as they were waiting for my platelet count to come up. A friends wife was hours away from needing a blood transfusion because her count got so low 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: Sounds more serious than Covid !!!! How can that possibly be ?? Covid is the virus of all viruses... I dunno Dengue has been around for a Lot of years now & Still going strong, we don't know yet what Covid has in store next season ,Maybe Gone Or Maybe Worse. Satan Help us if not we're goners. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skorp13 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, digger70 said: I dunno Dengue has been around for a Lot of years now & Still going strong, we don't know yet what Covid has in store next season ,Maybe Gone Or Maybe Worse. Satan Help us if not we're goners. ???? There is no vaccine for Dengue either yet people live with it in normal everyday lives. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 4 hours ago, sungod said: No expert, but this does not happen with HIV, the virus breaks down in the mozzys gut. Very good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placnx Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 hours ago, skorp13 said: There is no vaccine for Dengue either yet people live with it in normal everyday lives. There is a vaccine for dengue (Dengvaxia), and CEPI has a development project for at least one which will be polyvalent if it works. Polyvalent means that it will prevent the 4 strains of dengue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, skorp13 said: There is no vaccine for Dengue either yet people live with it in normal everyday lives. Yea I do. Still shows in blood test after 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, placnx said: There is a vaccine for dengue (Dengvaxia), and CEPI has a development project for at least one which will be polyvalent if it works. Polyvalent means that it will prevent the 4 strains of dengue. And currently Dengvaxia has shown such poor results that it is not normally offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongkitlo Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 There are studies trying to eliminate the Aedes mosquito by introducing sterile mosquitoes into the population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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