A STUDY OF FEVER CASES IN URBAN SLUM AREAS IN AND AROUND VIJAYAWADA

The agents of human febrile illness can vary by region and country suggesting that diagnosis, treatment, and control programs need to be based on a methodical evaluation of area-specific etiologies. This study evaluates etiological agents of fever cases in urban slum areas of Vijayawada municipality by doing the tests for all commonly fever causing agents like plasmodium species(malaria), salmonella species(typhoid), Dengue virus(dengue fever), chikungunya virus, and HIV, collected blood samples are tested for above agents by doing peripheral smear examination, widal tests, dengue mac ELISA, immunochromatographic tests, rapid ELISA methods respectively, out these tests 65% for malaria,15% for typhoid,20% for dengue are came as positive . In conclusion all fevers are not dengue fevers and no need of vigorous management like higher antibiotics and platelet transfusions unnecessarily.