Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
machinetranslation
sept 43 , 2012
Death from Dengue!
A 84-year-old from Agrinio died from dengue fever. The disease is transmitted by a mosquito format, which is not in Greece. The last epidemic had occurred in 1927-1928 and has since eradicated from our country. Scientists, however, believe that the virus may be transmitted by the tiger mosquito.
From the Center for Disease Control (KEELPNO) announced yesterday that her husband left her last breath last Thursday at a hospital in Patras, where hospitalized with hemorrhagic fever syndrome and septic shock.
In this patient there was laboratory evidence of recent infection with dengue fever. The disease manifests as a normal flu with fever, headache, myalgias, arthralgias, nausea, vomiting and rash, and in severe cases there may be thrombocytopenia and bleeding.
Dengue is the vast majority of cases self-limiting disease with mortality usually less than 1%. Groups at risk are the elderly, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases attendant.
Mosquitoes
Transmitted by mosquitoes of the species Aedes and particularly the mosquito Aedes agypti, which is not found in repeated studies during the past decade in our country. Epidemiologists note, however, that since 2003 has been in our country tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), which is considered as a potential transmitter of the virus. The virus is not transmitted from person to person.
In Europe in recent years have reported isolated cases of indigenous virus infection (in France and Croatia). Imported cases from areas where the virus is endemic (Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America) are reported from many countries.
The possible entry of the virus in our country can come either by travelers (and immigrants) who are sick and are in phase viremia, which is likely, or entry of infected mosquitoes with transport.
DIM KARAGIORGOS
Ethnos
sept 43 , 2012
Death from Dengue!
A 84-year-old from Agrinio died from dengue fever. The disease is transmitted by a mosquito format, which is not in Greece. The last epidemic had occurred in 1927-1928 and has since eradicated from our country. Scientists, however, believe that the virus may be transmitted by the tiger mosquito.
From the Center for Disease Control (KEELPNO) announced yesterday that her husband left her last breath last Thursday at a hospital in Patras, where hospitalized with hemorrhagic fever syndrome and septic shock.
In this patient there was laboratory evidence of recent infection with dengue fever. The disease manifests as a normal flu with fever, headache, myalgias, arthralgias, nausea, vomiting and rash, and in severe cases there may be thrombocytopenia and bleeding.
Dengue is the vast majority of cases self-limiting disease with mortality usually less than 1%. Groups at risk are the elderly, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases attendant.
Mosquitoes
Transmitted by mosquitoes of the species Aedes and particularly the mosquito Aedes agypti, which is not found in repeated studies during the past decade in our country. Epidemiologists note, however, that since 2003 has been in our country tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), which is considered as a potential transmitter of the virus. The virus is not transmitted from person to person.
In Europe in recent years have reported isolated cases of indigenous virus infection (in France and Croatia). Imported cases from areas where the virus is endemic (Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America) are reported from many countries.
The possible entry of the virus in our country can come either by travelers (and immigrants) who are sick and are in phase viremia, which is likely, or entry of infected mosquitoes with transport.
DIM KARAGIORGOS
Ethnos
