How Much Do You Know About Japanese Encephalitis
December 15, 2008
Every year we here about thousands are dieing due to Japanese encephalitis in our city. Why this is so dangerous and why it is a typical Asian disease? Lets begin from the definition; it is born from the mosquitoand spreading the message of viral infection in whole Asia. The viral is caused by mosquito and mosquitoes are common in Asian countries, that’s the reason why this disease is widely spread in Asia.
However, people from outside Asia need not worry if contacted with such patience, it does not communicate to others. This virus is related to the viruses of St. Louis and Murray Valley encephalitis and to the west Nile Virus.
You would be eager to know the symptoms if incase you come across so that it will be easier to detect. The incubation period starts from five to fifteen days which means counting from the day you are being attacked. You will experience fever and mild headache if it is normal Japanese encephalitis but in the case of high Japanese encephalitis you will have high fever and headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma tremors and spastic paralysis. Convulsions happen in children. In the case of severity it may even lead to neuropsychiatric problem.
It is more dreadful for pregnant women. It is suspected that it can lead to miscarriage as well. How these mosquitoes become so dangerous? The reason is they feed on domestic animals like pigs and on wild animals or birds infected with the encephalitis virus and then these mosquitoes transmit to human beings. There is a particular mosquito known as Culex which carries the disease and infects it to human beings.
Japanese Encephalitis is a seasonal disease and comes in temperate regions. Children are the main victims. There is no particular treatment for the disease like dengue but you need to be remained under doctor’s observations. They will provide you intensive support therapy. Foreign travelers need not take injection for this if coming to Asia.
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