The way to distinguish between dengue fever and typhus

Dengue Fever and typhus almost have the same characteristics. In fact, sometimes people can not distinguish the symptoms that arise, whether the DB or typhoid. In fact, if we are wrong in diagnosing and dealing with these two diseases, might lead to death. So how do I distinguish these two diseases? Here's his review for you.

Cause
Dengue fever

Causes of Dengue (DB) are the Dengue virus, so the disease is also called Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). There are 4 types of Dengue virus, which is why in some cases of dengue fever patients that the symptoms that are different from other patients with Dengue Fever. Diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti. These mosquitoes bite during the day ordinary. Mosquitoes that suck the blood of patients with DHF and then biting someone else healthy make existing viruses move to a healthy person and would cause a person is suffering from Dengue Fever.

Typhus

The cause of typhoid bacteria called Salmonella typhi. These bacteria are growing rapidly in places that are dirty. Spread has been facilitated by bacteria carrying insects such as flies or other insects. Thus, if the fly or insect carriers of the bacteria is perched on food or drink and we eat or drink, we could be exposed to typhoid.

The part that was attacked

Dengue fever

If the Dengue virus has been entered into the body, it can cause bleeding in body organs of patients. Red spots usually appear in patients showed bleeding inside the body. If it is severe, bleeding can occur in vital organs that can lead to death.

Typhus

Typhoid bacteria invade the intestine, causing injury to the intestine. Furthermore, we will attack the liver, spleen and gallbladder.

Symptom

Dengue fever

The symptoms in patients with DB are:

• High heat, generally> 38 degrees Celsius.
• Body aches or muscle aches, headache, chills, a waste water or vomit.
• Red spots appear. These symptoms may not appear if the fever is experienced only briefly. How to see these red spots with a tourniquet test is to clamp the blood vessels much like when you want to check your blood pressure. After this stage, usually red spots will appear.
• After the third day, usually fever will come down and the patient may feel is cured but after that fever can strike back. At this time you should be careful not to assume that had healed and do not maintain their health.

Typhus

Symptoms that occur in typhoid are:

1. Initially, experienced fever is not too high and the temperature will continue to rise gradually until> 38 degrees Celsius.
2. Especially at night, the temperature will rise and will go down in the morning. This is what distinguishes typhus fever with dengue fever.
3. Abdominal pain and diarrhea.
4. Cough and sore throat.

Examination

Dengue fever

Make checks platelet count. If the platelet decline, typically <100,000 / ul, someone will be diagnosed with Dengue Fever. However, if the fever is just one day can not be known because the platelet count is still normal. In cases like this, you can come back to the doctor to check the platelet count if they have a fever. At a more sophisticated examination, it can be known whether the blood contains dengue virus or not. So, if the number of platelets in the blood are normal but positive for dengue virus means that you have Dengue.

Typhus

Perform Widal test to find out if you are affected by typhoid or not. Checked on the test is whether the blood contains antibodies against the bacteria Salmonella typhi. If the results show> 1/160 means you are suffering from typhoid. Moreover, it also can check the stool of patients because the patients stool typhoid bacteria Salmonella typhi.

Treatment

Dengue fever

Medically, undiscovered medicines to treat patients with dengue fever because there is no vaccine for dengue virus kill. Things can be done is to ensure that patients do not become dehydrated. If the patient can not eat well, experiencing diarrhea or vomiting, it helps the patient to be hospitalized in order to be helped by an infusion so that patient endurance is stronger. There are no dietary restrictions for patients with Dengue Fever this.

Typhus

Typhoid form of treatment is usually with antibiotics to kill the bacteria. To heal the injured intestine, the food eaten should not be hard not to force the ailing gut. Rice porridge team or become food consumed by the patient. Also avoid acidic and spicy foods.

Prevention

Dengue fever

Prevention course to prevent the proliferation of aedes aegypti mosquito which is the means of transmission of dengue fever, which is the movement 3 M. The definition motion 3 M is the bathtub drain at least 1 week, to close water reservoirs, and bury secondhand goods unused potential where rainwater.

Typhus

Prevention of typhoid could keep the environment clean so that the typhoid bacteria can not breed. In addition, choose foods and beverages that are clean for consumption.

Health care is expensive. For that, we must always maintain health by maintaining cleanliness around us, whether food hygiene, cleaning the house, and other hygiene around us. With the above review, hopefully we can make you know which one is the DB which typhoid disease, so there is no mistake that could lead to wrong in the handling and cause death.