Dengue Flashcards
Acute febrile illness with no focus of infection
Dengue
Dengue incubation period
2-7days
Fever pattern in Dengue
Biphasic
No. Sero types of dengue
4
Principal vector of dengue
Aedes aegypti
Pathogenesis theories (2) of DHF in guazon
- Macrophage/monocytes infection
Most dangerous serotype more prone to producing DHF
Serotype 2
DHF patho genesis
Previous infections with heterogous dengue virus serotype produces nonprotective antiviral antibodies resulting to enhanced infection
Risk factors for induction of vascular permeability and shock
(7)
- Presence of enhancing and nonneutralizing antibodies (trans placental maternal antibody in less than 9 months old, antibody from previous infection
- Age: dec susceptibility after 12 years
- Females more affected
- Whites more than blacks
- Malnutrition protective
- Infecting serotype 2
- Sequence 1 followed by serotype 2
Pathogenesis of dengue shock syndrome
Increased vascular permeability
Typical/ Break-bone fever symptoms
Fever headache retro-orbital pain back pain severe myalgia
Initial symptoms 6
1 maculopapular rash 2 lymphadenopathy 3 anorexia 4 nausea and vomiting 5 palatal vesicles 6 scleral injection
Rash of dengue
Maculopapular
CBC FINDINGS
Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia
Elevated hematocrit
Serum transaminases
Ast or ALt > 1000 in severe dengue