Mums-to-be must be on alert for new killer bug in popular holiday hotpots, scientists warn
As dengue - also known as 'breakbone fever' - infections increase, this also means that higher numbers of pregnant women are falling victim to it, Dr Neelika Malavige, head of scientific affairs and the dengue programme at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, toldPrevious studies have found that pregnant women are three to four times more likely to die after catching dengue, rising to 450 times more likely if the infection progress into dengue hemorrhagic fever.
This is a more severe and sometimes fatal form of the disease, where symptoms progress to tummy pain, persistent vomiting and hypothermia instead of fever, according to theSome research has suggested that dengue may cause miscarriages, premature deliveries or stillbirths, but in others the link is less clear cut.
And though transmission of dengue from a mum to her foetus has been observed in some cases, it’s not yet clear how common this is. Doctors with experience delivering babies while the mother is suffering from dengue told The Telegraph it can be a huge challenge as they have "two lives to save".
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