डेंगू

कारण: डेंगू वायरस चार प्रकार के होते हैं, जैसे कि डेन-1, डेन-2, डेन-3 और डेन-4 (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, DEN-4)। हर साल, दुनिया भर में करीब 10 करोड़ लोग डेंगू बीमारी से संक्रमित होते हैं।

प्रसार

• डेंगू के वायरस, मच्छर के काटने से फैलता है। अगर किसी को डेंगू का बीमारी है, और कोई मच्छर उस मरीज से खून पीता है, तो मच्छर में डेंगू वायरस युक्त खून चला जाता है। फिर जब किसी स्वस्थ व्यक्ति को यह मच्छर काटता है, तो डेंगू का वायरस उसमें चला जाता है। मच्छर को “वेक्टर” कहते हैं।

• डेंगू सभी मच्छर से नहीं फैलता है। यह केवल कुछ जाति के मच्छर से फैलता है। ए...

A migraine is a type of headache which causes severe headache, usually on the one side of the head. The pain of migraine is usually described by patients as throbbing or pulsing type. It is often associated with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. Pain of migraine can last for few hours to many days and it can be very disabling. Migraines often starts in young ages and migraine onset is unusual after middle age.

Symptoms of Migraine

There are four stages of migraine, all of which are not experienced by every patient. These four st...

When to worry about a fever in adults

What is a fever? 

A fever is abnormal rise in normal body temperature level.

In general, you are said to have fever when your body temperature is above 100.4ºF (38ºC). But this reading can vary slightly depending on how you take your temperature – oral (mouth), armpit, ear, forehead, or rectal.

Best way to take temperature: Armpit, ear, and forehead temperatures are easier to measure than rectal or oral temperatures, but they are very not as accurate.

Right way to take an oral temperature:

• Wait at least 30 minu...

What is the flu vaccine? 

A vaccine is a type of medicine that prepares the body’s immune system so that it can fight a disease, it has not come into contact with before. Vaccines are designed to prevent disease, rather than treat a disease once you have caught it. The flu vaccine can keep you from getting sick with the flu.

Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body about two weeks after vaccination. These antibodies provide protection against infection with the viruses that are in the vaccine.

There are different forms of the flu, includ...

Well we all must have experienced headache at least once in our life. Headache one of the most common condition and sometimes it can be quite incapacitating. There are many causes of headache and according to a comprehensive headache classification guide, established by the International Headache Society, there are more than 150 headache categories.

But, a practical headache classification divides headaches into two main categories, primary and secondary headaches.

Primary headaches are those that are not the caused by another medical condition. Th...

Heat Exhaustion

• Heavy sweating

• Weakness

• Cold, pale, and clammy skin

• Fast, weak pulse

• Nausea or vomiting

• Fainting

Heat Stroke

• High body temperature (above 103°F)*

• Hot, red, dry or moist skin

• Rapid and strong pulse

• Possible unconsciousness