Get Well Soon

I’m worried … my ever best friend is in ICU in Mecca. She was admitted due to dengue, according to her husband her blood platelet count drops which puts her in danger and require blood platelets immediately. This afternoon I manage to keep in touch with her husband for a short while through telephone, and he informs me that there are waiting for a donor. How I wish I can be with her and donate my blood. It has been for quite sometimes that I did not chat with her due to busy schedule; much to my regret I am unable to be with her and help her at this point. Please pray for her…

Fact about dengue

Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever

Key facts

• Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness, and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called dengue haemorrhagic fever.
• Global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades.
  About two fifths of the world's population are now at risk.
• Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
• Dengue haemorrhagic fever is a leading cause of serious illness and death among children in some Asian countries.
• There is no specific treatment for dengue, but appropriate medical care frequently saves the lives of patients with the more serious dengue haemorrhagic fever.
• The only way to prevent dengue virus transmission is to combat the disease-carrying mosquitoes.
  
  Source: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/demand-for-blood-increases-as-dengue-tightens-grip/372598/