Is "dengue" "west nile virus"?

romy says on May 8, 07:50:

no... it's dengue in both languages

romy says on May 8, 07:51:

Dengue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics and Africa, and caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.[1] The geographical spread is similar to malaria, but unlike malaria, dengue is often found in urban areas of tropical nations, including Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Brazil. Each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus) mosquito, which feeds during the day.[2]

West Nile Virus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_nile_virus

West Nile virus (or WNV) is a virus of the family Flaviviridae; part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, and domestic rabbits. The main route of human infection is through the bite of an infected mosquito.

houstongal says on May 8, 07:55:

I recall dengue was a problem in Hawaii a couple of years ago. I don't recall it being a problem in the continental US though.

bufalo says on May 8, 08:07:

thanks for the clearup

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Gator says on May 8, 08:24:

Called, in English, Dengue.

I had dengue a few years ago when we lived in Cali and it was like a bad case of the flu, High fever, severe headache and joint pains (The other name is "break bone" fever), muscle aches and pains big time. Figure about ten days but you feel like s _ _ t for about a month

You don't ever want dengue hemorrhagic fever which is much worse than the standard dose. The really bad news is hemorrhagic may be fatal.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever and Dengue are caused by a virus. There is know known cure or vaccine and all you can do is treat the symptoms. Carried by mosquitoes so the best is avoidance and using a good repellent or avoiding the little devils- Hard to do if you wander about below about 1500 meters.

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ColombianoGringo says on May 8, 08:53:

Dengue is a problem in some parts of Colombia. The most affected areas are the low lying hotter areas often referred to as "Tierra Caliente". It is a particularly bad problem in many areas of Southern Colombia .

My wife almost died from Dengue about ten years ago. She was even given last rights in the hospital. I suppose it must have been the hemorrhagic variety.

SiV says on May 8, 09:11:

I've had it twice, the first time was absolutely horrible, the second was what the doctor called "un deguecito". Still, it was by no means nice.

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vicshere says on May 8, 09:24:

mine was horride
"Figure about ten days but you feel like s _ _ t for about a month"
mine lasted for about 2 months

listo

Rubito says on May 8, 10:18:

West Nile is particularly common in Canada, and it is aka encephalitis. Dengue is only in very hot climates. Dengue in English has also been called break-bone fever.

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Mononoke28 says on May 8, 12:09:

I remember as a child living in Palmira they had these big trucks spraying "veneno" up in the air because of "dengue" and it stunk so badly, it was horrible. They used to do it a few times a year and I dreaded it.

Diana

jonas says on May 8, 12:19:

That was probably DDT, nasty stuff. DDT was subsequently banned for agricultural use worldwide, but its limited use in disease vector control continues to this day in certain parts of the world and remains controversial.

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lpdiver says on May 8, 12:24:

Ahhh DDT. Rachael Carson; who with her book Silent Spring, which led to the world wide banning of DDT is single handedly responsible for more human deaths than anybody in the history of humanity.

DDT is back in use under more carefully controlled applications now.

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jonas says on May 8, 12:41:

sorry, are you saying that the book is to blame for all this loss of human life or that DDT is to blame?

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Mononoke28 says on May 8, 12:49:

Aaaah, so that explains my twitching eye.

Diana

Mr. Hollywood says on May 8, 15:41:

it's interesting, actually, the history of DDT and malaria.

The original use of DDT to combat malaria was VERY contained. They sprayed it on the inside walls of houses and huts in malarial regions. The mosquitos that transmit malaria, apparently, inevitably land on the walls of huts before or after biting people. Since the mosquitos are simply carriers, this effectively breaks the chain of transmission between on infected person to another.

However, people got over enthusiastic about using it to eliminate mosquitos, period, and overapplied it in the form of those trucks Mononoke remembers. This resulted in resistant bugs and lots of birds with reproductive problems, yet was largely ineffective against malaria.

this was all told to me one day on a flight from MIA to BOG by a disease control specialist.

romy says on May 8, 15:45:

DDT was used to perfection in the US. While in Colombia (and many undeveloped countries) people were 1. not trained properly (just gave us the stuff pretty much) 2. There was not enough time for it to be applied properly before it was banned

Rubito says on May 8, 19:10:

It could have been malathion too. They used to use that when I was growing up, but then replaced it with a much safer and effective larvacide. They still use malathion here on occasion in NYC. I do my best not to be outdoors anytime near when they are doing it. It's REALLY REALLY bad for you.

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Lostgringo says on May 11, 07:01:

I had Dengue Fever in the Philippines just 4 months ago. If you let it go too long you start bleeding from the inside. I truly thought I was on my way out. Very painful. You have to replace you placlids (sp) and try to increase your fluid intake. There is supposed to be a common cure for it from a herb in the Philippines. You make a tea out of it.

I made a comment to my doctor in the hospital that now that I have had Dengue I won't get it again. I was told that there are at least 5 different strains of Dengue. Thanks I needed that.

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