In mild of a latest dengue fever outbreak in Jamaica, the Ministry of Well being and Wellness is interesting to residents to take part in voluntary blood donations.
This proactive measure is initiated in anticipation of rising demand for blood and blood merchandise, because the ministry foresees a possible escalation within the variety of extreme dengue circumstances.
Understanding dengue severity
Dengue fever, generally a light illness transmitted by means of the chew of an contaminated feminine Aedes aegypti mosquito, manifests in 4 totally different strains, named DENV 1-4.
Nevertheless, in sure conditions, the sickness can progress from its standard delicate state to extreme dengue.
The specter of extreme dengue
Extreme dengue is a severe situation that will induce organ failure, important blood loss, and intense fluid depletion, finally resulting in shock and presumably dying.
Given these dangers, the Ministry is emphasizing the significance of getting ample blood provides prepared for transfusion to assist the therapy of extreme circumstances.
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Eligibility for blood donation
For these prepared to contribute, the eligibility standards for blood donors embody being aged between 17 and 60, having good well being, and having a physique weight of greater than 110 kilos.
The way to donate
Residents assembly the donation standards are inspired to go to hospitals throughout the nation to make their beneficial contributions.
Dengue outbreak declared in Jamaica
Jamaica’s Ministry of Well being and Wellness on Saturday declared an outbreak of dengue fever on the island, with over 500 suspected and confirmed circumstances.
The ministry mentioned the outbreak comes as its Nationwide Surveillance Unit suggested that the island has surpassed the dengue epidemic threshold for July and August and is on a trajectory to do the identical for September.
As of Friday, September 23, the nation had recorded 565 suspected, presumed, and confirmed circumstances of dengue, the ministry mentioned. Of that quantity, 78 circumstances had been confirmed, with nearly all of the circumstances in Kingston and St Andrew, St Catherine and St Thomas.
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