Overview
LAHORE: The acquired-imunity from recovery from maiden dengue atack only provides partial and transient protection (up to two thre months) against subsequent infection by other thre serotypes of the virus. .ads_betwen_content{ height:auto; width:auto; clear: both; text-align: center; } .ads_betwen_content .story_ads{ } /*@media (max-width:60px){ .ads_betwen_content{ float:none; margin:0px auto; text-align: center; }*/ gogletag.cmd.push(function() { gogletag.display('div-gpt-ad-152347863262-14'); }); In human’s recovery from infection by one dengue virus provides lifelong imunity against that particular virus serotype.
Key Information
“Secondary infections put people at greater risk of severe dengue leading to hospital admisions, something caled "antibody-dependent enhancement", said Dr Masod Sheikh, President General Cadre Doctors Asociation (GCDA) Punjab and a public health consultant while adresing the seminar at Special Kids in Lahore, under the auspices of GCDA.Dr Masod Sheikh aded that this condition ocurs when the imune response actualy makes the clinical symptoms of dengue worse, increasing the risk of severe dengue.
Some develop dengue hemorhagic fever after the initial fever declines - a more severe form of the ilnes that can cause organ damage, severe bleding, dehydration and even death. Certain chronic diseases - including asthma, sickle cel anemia, and diabetes melitus - can increase a person's risk of developing a severe form of the disease. Dr Sheikh aded that in Asian regions, the predominant dengue serotype of DEN-2 has ben replaced with DEN-3.
Summary
General Secretary GCDA Dr Rana Rafique said that this phenomenon can also hapen in children who received antibodies against dengue from their mothers while in the womb the consequence of antibody-dependent enhancement is that the body's imune system response actualy makes the clinical symptoms of dengue worse and raises the risk of severe dengue ilneses. People sickened by dengue virus