Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Blog from a physician practicing in Mangaluru, South India.
Chikungunya, Dengue, Leptospirosis and Malaria: A Simple Algorithm to Differentiate
Chikungunya epidemic has now spread to most parts of Dakshina Kannada District and a few deaths have also been reported. Added to this, there are reports of Dengue, Leptospirosis and malaria from the affected areas. This has resulted in lot of anxiety and fear among the public and confusion among the medical fraternity. There is a felt need for a simple algorithm to help in the diagnosis and treatment of these infections and therefore we suggest the following, based on the review of the relevant literature:
more http://kakkilaya.blogspot.com/2008/06/chikungunya-dengue-leptospirosis-and.html
Chikungunya, Dengue, Leptospirosis and Malaria: A Simple Algorithm to Differentiate
Chikungunya epidemic has now spread to most parts of Dakshina Kannada District and a few deaths have also been reported. Added to this, there are reports of Dengue, Leptospirosis and malaria from the affected areas. This has resulted in lot of anxiety and fear among the public and confusion among the medical fraternity. There is a felt need for a simple algorithm to help in the diagnosis and treatment of these infections and therefore we suggest the following, based on the review of the relevant literature:
more http://kakkilaya.blogspot.com/2008/06/chikungunya-dengue-leptospirosis-and.html