Rio Grande do Sul confirms a fourth loss of life from dengue in 2023

The State Well being Surveillance Heart (Cevs) confirmed, on Wednesday evening (12), the fourth loss of life from dengue fever in Rio Grande do Sul in 2023. In well being companies as quickly as the primary signs appeared. On this manner, exacerbation of the illness and the attainable growth of loss of life are prevented.

The sufferer is a 23-year-old man who resides within the municipality of Guia. He suffered from Down syndrome, weight problems and coronary heart illness. The loss of life occurred on April 9, however the evaluation consequence was solely introduced at this time (12).

Dengue is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Management of this city scourge is crucial to scale back the variety of circumstances.

Easy actions are accountable for stopping the circulation of Aedes. An important of which is cleansing and reviewing the inside and exterior areas of houses and flats and eradicating objects with stagnant water. Mosquito repellents are additionally advisable to extend particular person safety in opposition to them Aedes aegypti.

The variety of circumstances is consistently rising

This 12 months, Rio Grande do Sul has recorded 5,132 confirmed circumstances of the illness, of which 4,698 are indigenous (an infection occurred inside the state) and the rest are imported (Republika Srpska residents who grew to become contaminated whereas touring elsewhere).

In 2022, the state had the very best charges of the illness in its whole historic sequence: greater than 57,000 home circumstances, 11,000 imported circumstances and 66 dengue deaths.

The primary signs of dengue

• Excessive fever (39°C to 40°C), lasting two to seven days
• Ache behind the eyes
• headache
• physique aches
• Joint ache
• normal malaise
• nausea
• vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Pink spots on the pores and skin with or with out itching