Prevalence of dengue fever in adolescents and adults in lahore, pakistan.
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2023
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UMT, Lhr
Abstract
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is caused by female Aedes Mosquito. Severe form of this infectious disease is deadly which is known as DHF or DSS. This disease has become a topic of interest for the whole world as it is affecting large number of people around the world. There is no any proper treatment, medicine or vaccination for this disease. The Aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of Dengue fever among adolescents and adults in Lahore region. Total of 400 individuals were selected for study. Blood samples were extracted from patients, collected, centrifuged and stored in test tubes. ELISA was performed to determine the presence of IgM in sera sample of patients. Hematology analyzer was used for CBC, with the help of which number of RBCs, WBCs, Hb, Platelet count etc. was determined. Data of all the subjects was collected on Excel sheet and SPSS software was used to determine the descriptive statistics of Data. The results of our study revealed that dengue affects males more than females. Out of 400 total subjects, 182 (45%) were females and 218 (55%) were males. Age group 21-40 was
found to be mostly affected by dengue. Among all the cities included in our study, Lahore was found to be at risk of spreading Dengue infection. It was also found that dengue also causes changes in all the hematological parameters like Hb, WBCs, RBCs and hematocrit. Moreover, it also causes changes in liver enzymes and its severe form can even damage the liver. As, Lahore is at risk of developing this disease, there must be awareness spreading programs among people of all over Punjab to take precautionary measures strictly.