Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&H
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Description: Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&H
- Dengue Fever is a viral infection common throughout the tropical regions of the world. It is spread by Aedes mosquitoes.
Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&H Alan Spira, M.D., DTM&H Somewhere in Tanzania, maybe it was in Uganda, a lucky mosquito found its prey, zoomed in on its target and stole some blood from an unlucky human. This bite began innocently enough - happening during the day, not causing much of an itch - but several days later it lost all pretense of innocence. Lethargy, an unusual amount of tiredness, was the first sign that something was going awry. It was soon followed by a headache behind the eyes that throbbed and pounded, with a sensation of pressure like a kettle brewing and boiling. A fever, mild at first, but later intense with sweating, came bundled with ferocious muscle aches. These aches were rooted deep in the calves and back, and felt like being punched from the inside-out. The once-dinner-for-a-stray mosquito became apathetic and lost all appetite. What on earth could this be? Malaria? Typhoid? What, what, what?
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| Page title: | Dengue Fever - Travel Medicine for the Adventure Traveler by Alan Spira, M.D. , DTM&H |
| Keywords: | dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome, mosquitoes, India, Vietnam, Caribbean, Mexico |
| Description: | Dengue Fever is a viral infection common throughout the tropical regions of the world. It is spread by Aedes mosquitoes. |
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