Dengue: Its Treatment with Pre & Probitocs

 Dengue: Why You Need to Know About It:

Dengue is no joke – it causes a “bone-breaking” illness and fever that basically wipes you out. The dengue fever virus is the most common virus that mosquitoes transmit and infects about 100 million people worldwide every year, killing about 25,000.


The WHO reports that over 2.5 billion people (that’s over 40% of the world’s population) are at risk for dengue (meaning, they live in an areas with dengue transmission), and an estimated 50-100 million infections occur worldwide each year.

Countries affected by Dengue

Let's Check how WHO defines Dengue

"Dengue is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito infected with one of the four dengue virus serotypes. It is a febrile illness that affects infants, young children and adults with symptoms appearing 3-14 days after the infective bite.

Dengue is not transmitted directly from person-to-person and symptoms range from mild fever, to incapacitating high fever, with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and rash. There is no vaccine or any specific medicine to treat dengue. People who have dengue fever should rest, drink plenty of fluids and reduce the fever using paracetamol or see a doctor.

Severe dengue (also known as dengue hemorrhagic fever) is characterized by fever, abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, bleeding and breathing difficulty and is a potentially lethal complication, affecting mainly children. Early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by trained physicians and nurses increase survival of patients."

Symptoms of dengue fever

A symptom is something the patient feels or reports, while a sign is something that other people, including the doctor detects. A headache may be an example of a symptom, while a rash may be an example of a sign.

As there are different severities of dengue fever, the symptoms can vary.

Mild dengue fever

Symptoms can appear up to seven days after the mosquito carrying the virus bites, and usually disappear after a week. This form of the disease hardly ever results in serious or fatal complications. The symptoms of mild dengue fever are:

• Aching muscles and joints
• Body rash that can disappear and then reappear
• High fever
• Intense headache
• Pain behind the eyes
• Vomiting and feeling nauseous.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)

Symptoms during onset may be mild, but gradually worsen after a number of days. DHF can result in death if not treated in time. Mild dengue fever symptoms may occur in DHF, as well as the ones listed below:

• Bleeding from your mouth/gums

• Nosebleeds

• Clammy skin

• Considerably damaged lymph and blood vessels

• Internal bleeding, which can result in black vomit and feces (stools)

• Lower number of platelets in blood - these are the cells that help clot your blood

• Sensitive stomach

• Small blood spots under your skin

• Weak pulse.

Dengue shock syndrome

This is the worst form of dengue which can also result in death, again mild dengue fever symptoms may appear, but others likely to appear are:

• Intense stomach pain

• Disorientation

• Sudden hypotension (fast drop in blood pressure)

• Heavy bleeding

• Regular vomiting

• Blood vessels leaking fluid

• Death.

PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION, AS A TREATMENT IN DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER(DHF) I, II, III:

According to World Health Organization, dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. In the last 50 years, the incidence has increased 30 fold with increasing geographic expansion to new countries. 

Man countries has done research on Probiotics against dengue and result was so encouraging! It can stop DHN in less than 24 hours!

In DHF probiotics supplementation was associated with:

• Higher proportion of dengue patient with resolution of fever, nose bleeding noted as early as 24th hour of treatment.
• Improvement of platelet count, hemoglobin and hematocrit was also noted.
• Hospital stay was shortened to 3.2 days.
• There was no significant effect on blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate.
• No adverse event with probiotic supplementation was observed. 

Vitamin B1 as a mosquito repellant:

Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is water soluble vitamin that contributes a lot in metabolic chemical  reactions  occurring  in  the  human  body.  If vitamin B1 is ingested more than body’s  requirements, excess  amount is  expelled  in urine  and from  skin  by perspiration.  The  way vitamin  B1  is removed  by the skin  provides  the  possibility  to  avert  mosquitoes. Particularly  if  commercially  available  mosquito repellents  are  not  available,  this  thiamine  could  be justified regardless of an attempt.

Colostrum as immune system booster:

Colostrum, the first milk coming out from a mother after delivery, has been well known to provide immunoglobulins, which are antibodies to help boost children’s immune system in combating various infections.

With the season of rains and floods around, dengue and other forms of respiratory and intestinal infections cannot be far behind. The administration of colostrum preparations from cows (bovine colostrum) may help in warding off infections associated with a depressed immune system.

Colostrum work as anti dengue: Colostrum aims to activate microphages directly. 

Role of microphages: (NK cells) engulfs & digest cancer cells, viruses & microbes.

Gut associated lymphoid tissue,is said to be the biggest macrophage pool in the body. Plenty of mircrophages exist in the peyer’s patch & colostrums aims to activate these microphages directly. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF).

Anti-dengue activity in human milk did not decrease over a  period of ten months after delivery.

Why B-Gut on Dengue Fever:

B-Gut is an ideal mixture of Pre & Probiotic{Fructo Oligosaccharide, Lactic Acid Bacillus, Streptococcus Faecallis , Clostridium Butyricum, Bacillus Mesenterico}, Vitamin B Variants, Colostrum, Methionine and Zinc Sulphate which is needed in defeating Dengue Fever. 

B-Gut not only helps you to overcome from Dengue Fever, it also prevents you from Diarrhea and loose motions. Many patients reports that they have pain in chest, loose motions post dengue recovery. It is due to anxiety. 

Preventing a Dengue Epidemic:

According to the CDC, the best means for preventing the spread of dengue involves “sustainable, community-based, integrated mosquito control, with limited reliance on chemical insecticides.” By eliminating as many sources of standing water as possible, you’ll be eliminating mosquito eggs and larvae.

Items that collect rainwater or are used to store water, such as plastic containers, drums, buckets, or used automobile tires, should be covered or properly discarded since they are mosquito breeding grounds. Animal water dishes, birdbaths, and flowerpots should be emptied and cleaned at least once a week.

                                      

In order to minimize your chances for mosquito bites, you can do the following:

• Make sure windows and doors are screened.
• Use bed nets when sleeping in a tropical zone
• Wear a safe mosquito repellent. Look for one with essential oils such as cinnamon oil, neem, and catnip, which are every bit are effective.
• When outdoors during times when mosquitoes are biting, wear long-sleeved shirts, hats and long pants tucked into socks.

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- P.A.I.D, (Patient Awareness Initiative Department) Quest Biotech India Pvt. Ltd.