Dear Dengue ..My Bandra Shot By Nerjis Asif Shakir 2 Year Old, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
call me by any
other name
but i am not
loved ..like
papu or feku
they call me
dengue i
live at bandra
bazar garbage
dump ..always
looking new
food for cats
dogs rats goats
eagles crows too
i am the gift of
the politicians
promise to all
of you ..before
elections after
elections ..
always on view
municipal
corporators
come and go
leaving their
hallowed imprints
on the soul of bandra
thanks again to all of you
coming soon this april
a new pact a new contract
to renew....aik thoo..
Dengue fever (UK /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ or US /ˈdɛŋɡiː/), also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever, resulting in bleeding, low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage, or into dengue shock syndrome, where dangerously low blood pressure occurs.
Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes, principally A. aegypti. The virus has five different types;[1] infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type, but only short-term immunity to the others. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications. As there is no commercially available vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites.
Treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous rehydration for mild or moderate disease, and intravenous fluids and blood transfusion for more severe cases. The number of cases of dengue fever has increased dramatically since the 1960s, with around 50–390 million people infected yearly.[2][3] Early descriptions of the condition date from 1779, and its viral cause and the transmission were figured out in the early 20th century. Dengue has become a global problem since the Second World War and is endemic in more than 110 countries. Apart from eliminating the mosquitoes, work is ongoing on a vaccine, as well as medication targeted directly at the virus.
