Actually this speech that I prepared is for my public speaking in school. So, I would like to use this opportunity to share my speech with my fans titling "Dengue Fever"
Do you know what animal spread dengue to humans? You are correct. It is Aedes Mosquitoes..
Dengue is transmitted to human by the Aedes aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus, both types of these mosquitoes feed exclusively during morning or evening.
Dengue fever is not contagious, so you can go near a dengue fever patient or even hug them without fear of getting the risk of dengue fever.
The disease symptoms are such as sudden onset of fever associated with headache, muscle and joint pains.
Dengue fever usually lasts about two to seven days. Clinically, the patient’s platelet count will drop until the patient recovers. If the platelet drops below 150,000 u, then dengue fever is suspected, and if the platelets to drop further till 100,000 u or below, then the dengue fever patients are required to be admitted to the hospital for intravenous infusion. Death may occur if internal bleeding is not controlled.
The “World Health Organisation” mentioned that some 2.5 billion people, or two fifth of the world's population, are now at risk from dengue and estimates that there may be 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide every year. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries.
Here I would like to share my experience where I was infected with dengue fever in July this year.
My Dengue Fever started off with a very uncomfortable sleepless night. I had fever and general fatigue. The next day, I developed headache, coldness, nausea, diarrhoea and vomiting.
My father brought me to a nearby clinic to consult a doctor. The doctor said that I had normal virus infection. I was given with tablet Panadol and antibiotics, hoping that my fever would come down.
But three days passed, my fever continued, and new symptoms developed. I had backache. My face was very red and I had severe sore throat. I was so weak that I couldn’t even walk up the stairs to my bedroom all by myself. So my father immediately took me to the General Hospital Kuala Lumpur. The nurse there took a bottle of my blood to be analyzed at the laboratory.
On looking at the blood result, the doctor told us that I was most likely to had contacted dengue fever, because my platelet count was very low. I was given with Tablet Panadol and another course of antibiotics. He advised me to drink at least 3 litres of fluid daily.
The next morning, I went to General Hospital again to have another blood test. The laboratory result showed that my amount of platelet dropped further. The Doctor wanted me to have my blood tested every day until I recover.
6 days gone and 7 bottles of blood samples were taken, I finally recovered. I was so happy that I could get back to school again.
Before I end my talk today, I would like to appeal to the school authority and fellow school mates to keep our school compound clean. Make sure all the water bottles and containers are disposed in a proper place, so that aedes mosquitoes don’t have a slightest chance to breed.
Thank You
