The Strike of Dengue Fears Malaysia

Name   : AIZAT BIN ABDUL AZIM
  No. ID : PTM140717281


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      Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever, is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness. There are four different viruses that can cause dengue fever, all of which spread by a certain type of mosquito. Dengue can vary from mild to severe; the more severe forms include dengue shock syndrome and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Patients who develop the more serious forms of dengue fever usually need to be hospitalized. There are currently no vaccines for Dengue fever. The best way to prevent the disease is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes altogether. Although there is no certain treatment for Dengue, it can be treated as long as it is caught before developing into dengue shock syndrome or dengue hemorrhagic fever.

      The total number of fatalities from dengue fever recorded in Malaysia in 2010 stood at 134 cases, an increase of 54% from 2009. The number of reported dengue cases rose by 12% to 45,901 in 2010. As of June 16, 11,063 dengue cases have been reported since January. This marks a 17% (1,610 cases) increase compared to the same period last year. Selangor came out with the highest number of reported cases between January to May 12, with a total of 4,161; of which 10 cases resulted in death.

.      A total of 80 deaths were recorded from january to December 2011, a 29 % increase from the 62 deaths in the same period last year 23,626 infections from-bome dengue were reported from 24,817 last year .In 2011, 36 people died in Malaysia, with 19,884 people infected.Kuala Lumpur. Selangor recorded the highest number of cases. A total of 393 cases of dengue fever, with one death, were reported between march and november, a drop of 37 cases from 430 cases the previous week.

      Malaysia is also seeing an increase in 2012. The World Health Organisation's (WHO) update on June 13 showing a caseload of 10,401 cases, compared to 10,352 for the same period last year. 7,141 cases until the first week of October and at the end of December 2012.Penang recorded a 120 % increase in dengue cases between the first ninth and tenth weeks of this year. A total of 1,173 of the 65,427 premises examined by the MOH. Penang which is the fifth highest in the country.

      In 2013, Malaysia had recorded 21,453 dengue cases for the year through Sept. 21,  a 34.5% increase from 15,950 cases recorded in the same period a year earlier. On a weekly basis, 103 new dengue cases were reported. Meanwhile, the 45 deaths compare with last year’s 27 in the comparable time period. Selangor state, which borders the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, has been hit the hardest, with 10,051 cases reported this year,leading to deaths     .

      Kelantan recorded the highest number of cases at 136 followed by Selangor at 94. The total dengue cases recorded nationwide for the first seven months of this year is 54,976, an increase from 15,400 cases during the same period last year.During the same period this year, 101 deaths due to dengue fever was recorded compared to 31 deaths for the same period last year.

       There is no specific treatment for dengue fever. For severe dengue, medical care by physicians and nurses experienced with the effects and progression of the disease can save lives – decreasing mortality rates from more than 20% to less than 1%. Maintenance of the patient's body fluid volume is critical to severe dengue care. At present, the only method to control or prevent the transmission of dengue virus is to combat vector mosquitoes through: Do preventing mosquitoes from accessing egg-laying habitats by environmental management and modification, disposing of solid waste properly and removing artificial man-made habitats,covering, emptying and cleaning of domestic water storage containers on a weekly basis, applying appropriate insecticides to water storage outdoor containers, using of personal household protection such as window screens, long-sleeved clothes, insecticide treated materials, coils and vaporizers,improving community participation and mobilization for sustained vector control, applying insecticides as space spraying during outbreaks as one of the emergency vector control measures and active monitoring and surveillance of vectors should be carried out to determine effectiveness of control interventions.”Kill Aedes No More Dengue”.