Resende (RJ) confirmed this Wednesday afternoon (27) the sixth death from dengue in the city in 2024. The information was released by the Municipal Health Department.
According to city hall, the victim is an 81-year-old man, resident of the Itapuca neighborhood. The death was on March 2nd.
Until the publication of this report, 32 deaths from dengue had been recorded in the south of Rio and Costa Verde, according to city halls. Check out:
- Round Round: 9
- Resende: 6
- Barra do Piraí: 4
- Itatiaia: 4
- Piraí: 3
- Angra dos Reis: 2
- Valencia: 2
- Paraty: 1
- Three Rivers: 1
Dengue is part of a group of diseases called arboviruses. The virus is transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito and has four different serotypes: DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 — all of which can cause different forms of the disease.
All age groups are equally susceptible to the disease, but older people and those with chronic diseases, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are at greater risk of developing serious cases and other complications that can lead to death.
A person can have dengue fever up to four times in their lifetime. This is because it can be infected with four different serotypes of the virus. Once exposed to a certain serotype, after the disease remits, she has immunity to that specific serotype.
How to know if you have dengue and if it is serious
The infection does not always present symptoms. The individual may have asymptomatic dengue fever or have a mild condition.
But you need to be careful if the person has a high fever (39ºC to 40ºC), of sudden onset, accompanied by at least two other symptoms:
- Intense headache
- Pain behind the eyes
- Muscle and joint pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Red spots on the body
⚠️Attention: the ministry warns that it is important to seek a health service for adequate diagnosis and treatment when presenting possible symptoms of dengue.
The severe form is the one that worries. After the feverish period, the individual must pay attention to the warning signs:
- Severe and continuous abdominal pain
- Persistent vomiting
- Accumulation of fluids in body cavities
- Mucosal bleeding
- Hemorrhages
Treatment and diagnosis
The diagnosis of dengue is basically clinical — there is no need to perform specific tests. There is also no specific medicine for the disease. Dengue, in most mild cases, heals spontaneously after 10 days.
For mild cases with symptomatic symptoms, it is recommended:
- Relative rest, while the fever lasts;
- Encouragement of fluid intake;
- Administration of paracetamol or dipyrone in case of pain or fever;
- Do not administer acetylsalicylic acid;
- Recommendation to the patient to immediately return to the health service, in case of alarm signs.
“Patients who present warning signs or serious illness require hospitalization for appropriate clinical management”, warns the Ministry of Health.
