Acute or Short Duration Fevers Influenza Typhoid Causative Organism Influenza Virus A&B Salmonella typhi Signs and Symptoms Sudden onset of chills Fever Dry cough Headache Myalgia Generalized malaise Head ache Myalgia Drowsiness Constipation Diarrhea Vomiting Mode of transmission Air droplet infection Fecal oral Route UNIT - DIET IN - - Diet in Fever . . . Intermittent Fever Intermittent fever usually present for some hours of the day and the rest of the time, temperature is normal.
The increase in body temperature can occur same time each day or every few days in a repetitive pattern. Examples are Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya. A) Malaria Malaria is a protozoan disease transmitted by the bite of the infected anopheles mosquito. Four species of genus Plasmodium causes malarial infection in humans.
Malaria comprises three stages a) Cold stage (fever with chills) b) Hot stage (temperature rises to > °F and persists for to hours) c) Sweating stage (fever subsides with sweating). The clinical features are mild to severe fever, head ache, fatigue and muscle pain. The complications of malaria may be coma, convulsions, hyperpyrexia, hypoglycemia, liver damage, anemia and acute renal failure. B) Dengue Dengue is called as break bone fever.
Dengue is caused by dengue virus which belongs to genus Flavivirus. It is spread through bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It is characterized by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, rash, myalgia and bone pain and leukopenia. Two severe syndromes can be caused in young children.
They are: Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). DHF, now called as “Severe Dengue” was recognized in 1950s in Philippines and Thailand. Rashes Hide and Seek! Identify the areas in your house which attracts mosquitoes.
Activity : Table . . Intermittent Fevers Malaria Dengue Causative Organism Genus Plasmodium P. falciparum P.
vivax P. ovale P. malarae Genus Flavivirus DEN DEN DEN DEN Mode of transmission Mosquito-borne protozoan disease Anopheles mosquito Mosquito- borne viral disease Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus UNIT - DIET IN - - Diet in Fever