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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT DENGUE FEVER AMONG PATIENTS IN PAKISTAN

Dr Rais Nawaz, Dr Faiza Sirbuland, Dr Zara Saleem.

Dengue Fever (DF) is an acute febrile illness caused by a mosquito borne human virus belonging to Flaviviridae family. Four types of serotypes have been found (DENV 1, DENV 2, DENV 3 and DENV 4). The virus is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, in which Aedes aegypti is the major vector . Iinfection with dengue virus may be asymptomatic, it may lead to a wide spectrum disease that ranges from non-severe fever to potentially fatal clinical manifestations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), among arboviral infection diseases, dengue is considered to be one of the most common types in the world; with approximately 390 million infected cases yearly, and 40% of the world population living in at-risk areas. In many parts of the tropics and subtropics, dengue is endemic especially during rainfall season which is the breeding season of the Aedes mosquito. Incidence dramatically increased to 2 million cases from 2008 to 2015 among the American, South-East Asian and Western Pacific regions, and extended to some European countries due to globalization and traveling. Symptoms similar to the flu, dengue fever (DF) can progress to severe and life-threatening stages which involves severe bleeding, respiratory and organ impairment.

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