Niece just returned from Brazil--caught Dengue Fever
Jul 3rd, 2011, 02:09 AM
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Niece just returned from Brazil--caught Dengue Fever
Just a note to those traveling to Brazil. My niece was in Fortaleza and then headed to Sao Paulo to attend "Fashion Week" in mid June. She had a great time, but immediately upon arrival home, she fell seriously ill. She was diagnosed by the infectious disease specialist at a university medical center with having Dengue fever. She is OK now and getting back to normal, but was horribly sick and was treated symptomatically with oral steroids and hydration.
Since she was mostly in the cities and attending fashion shows, she (unfortunately) didn't think much about insect repellant.
Word to the wise: after brushing your teeth in the morning in Brazil, put on insect repellent, even if you are just going to meetings in the city.
Since she was mostly in the cities and attending fashion shows, she (unfortunately) didn't think much about insect repellant.
Word to the wise: after brushing your teeth in the morning in Brazil, put on insect repellent, even if you are just going to meetings in the city.
Jul 3rd, 2011, 02:34 AM
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mdtravelhealth.com Brazil and Argentina Dengue outbreaks
many seasonal eipdemics of Dengue or "BoneBreak" fever
in cities... mozzies breed in standing water in inner cities
cutteradvanced.com always wise in Dengue season.
Brushing your teeth with bottled water always wise too...
Food and water precautions are the most important there
a far more common cause of disability than Dengue
Thanks for the heads up.
many seasonal eipdemics of Dengue or "BoneBreak" fever
in cities... mozzies breed in standing water in inner cities
cutteradvanced.com always wise in Dengue season.
Brushing your teeth with bottled water always wise too...
Food and water precautions are the most important there
a far more common cause of disability than Dengue
Thanks for the heads up.
Jul 3rd, 2011, 09:37 AM
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Sorry to hear about your niece, an important reminder that dengue is a risk in big cities which don't attend to mosquito eradication programs.
Case in point Iquitos.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-..._b_831814.html
Case in point Iquitos.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-..._b_831814.html
Jul 3rd, 2011, 10:48 PM
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The prospects of contracting dengue are relatively small in most urban areas, at least the ones tourists are likely to stay in or visit. That said there's an outbreak each year in many large cities and there are regular eradication programs. You can catch it in quite a few developed parts of the world as the poster above observed.
As it happens Australian scientists have discovered a break through vaccination against the disease, that's undergoing clinical trials but it will be some time before that's available.
As it happens Australian scientists have discovered a break through vaccination against the disease, that's undergoing clinical trials but it will be some time before that's available.
