The unforeseen death this Saturday of María Victoria de la Mota Claverie (33), golfer’s wife Emilio “Puma” Dominguez and mother of two children, ages four and one, due to an infection generated after contracting dengue caused not only shock, but also concern about how a young woman could result in a fatal case of the illness.
The disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause serious conditions even in healthy people, both young and old, depending on each particular case and if there are any pre-existing conditions that could aggravate the situation.
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As explained by different specialists in dialogue with The nationdengue can trigger rapidly evolving cardiac conditions that can lead to death, so they emphasized the need not to self-medicate and seek medical attention at the first symptoms.
“The clinical pictures produced by this virus are classified into three: non-severe dengue, asymptomatic or without warning signs; non-severe dengue with warning signs, and then, in 5% of cases, worldwide, and 0.2 % in Argentina, The third category is severe dengue which can be life-threatening.“explained the cardiovascular surgeon Marcelo Nahin.
The specialist clarified that this “It does not mean that everyone who has severe dengue will die”but the infection “can be potentially fatal” and explained: “Severe dengue produces a shock in the body, because platelets decrease greatly and can affect the heart.”
The expert pointed out that severe dengue, also known as hemorrhagic denguecan produce miocarditis viralwhich is inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis in the heart, although he highlighted that these conditions usually occur in cases of second exhibition al virus.
“It is important to highlight that Less severe forms of dengue can dynamically evolve into severe forms. So “You have to be attentive and follow alarm guidelines to go to a hospital and be admitted, because what does define greater or lesser mortality is prompt and rapid attention,” he added.
Then, about the disease that has already claimed the lives of 119 people this year, the specialist concluded: “You must not be careless when you have a non-serious form, you must be alert to see if these symptoms intensify and you have to go to a medical center quickly.
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For his part, the infectious disease specialist Eduardo Lopez He detailed that the highest number of deaths so far is recorded in people between 30 and 39 years old because it is the age group where the most infections occurred, although this has a mortality incidence 5 per million inhabitants, while in people over 80 it is 22 per million.
The expert explained that dengue can cause serious illness in “immunocompetent, normal and even young patients”since it depends on the “initial aggression of the virus” and its impact on organs such as the liver, lung and heart.
At the same time, Ramiro Herediaa specialist in Internal Medicine at the Hospital de Clínicas, indicated that the mortality of dengue in Argentina is 0.07% and that this usually occurs in people over 80 years of age since “They live with other comorbidities” or others chronic diseases.