Dengue fever, or often called Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, is a disease that cannot disappear from the face of the earth. Caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the dengue virus, dengue fever is also called an infectious disease.
Symptoms of dengue fever including high fever accompanied by headaches, muscles, and joints. Platelets can decrease drastically which causes the sufferer to die if not treated immediately and properly.
During this pandemic, apart from COVID-19, dengue fever still has to be watched out for, especially when it attacks pregnant women.
Is it dangerous for pregnant women? dr. Yusfa Rasyid, Sp. OG says that dengue fever is under control – in the sense of not experiencing dengue shock syndrome directly, harmless to pregnancy. In addition, not all viruses or their toxins can pass through the filter in the placenta of the fetus. In general, viral infections will also recover quickly because there is an immune mechanism, except in the case of HIV. So you don’t have to worry. “Try to drink a lot and control the fever so that the fetus is not nervous in the womb,” suggested dr. Rashid.
Furthermore, Rasyid explained that pregnant women who experience dengue fever due to dengue mosquito bites, must ensure that their bodies have sufficient fluids. For this reason, it is necessary to be hospitalized because it must always be evaluated properly by a doctor. Pregnancy also needs to be evaluated, because in severe dengue fever can endanger the well-being of pregnancy. This disease can increase the risk of bleeding for mothers who have placenta previa problems.
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