The symptoms that occur in pregnant women who contracted dengue were “similar to the rest of the population”: onset of fever accompanied by headache, predominantly frontal, retroorbital pain more pain in the joints and muscles (musculoskeletal pain), malaise general and rash. “Some patients also complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain,” he added.

On the other hand, denied that a pregnant woman has more chances of catching the disease and said the impact of dengue on pregnancy and the fetus have not yet confirmed results “because they were” poorly studied or in some cases the results are contradictory. “

Rojas said that “pregnant women who develop dengue infection contractions occur more often triggered by infection in any trimester of pregnancy and, therefore, may increase the risk of premature delivery and abortion.” Meanwhile, in cases in which they suffer a hemorrhagic box “risk of vaginal bleeding apparently as a manifestation of the infection.”

However, so far there were no cases of mother-child transmission of the virus, or “evidence proving that the dengue virus causes birth defects, low birth weight, increased incidence of premature rupture of membranes or, according to the severity of the disease, which in cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever can trigger the birth of the newborn depressed, “he said.

The specialist added that “the effects of the disease are a reflection of the severity of different clinical forms of the same, determined in turn by factors such as sequential infection, the virulence of the strain, the individual characteristics of people and other epidemiological factors such as social status, which may influence the presentation and severity of morbidity effects during pregnancy.”

With regard to how it should be addressed to a dengue pregnant, Rojas explained that “being a viral disease, there is no specific treatment. It is based on supportive measures for both the mother and the fetus to avoid major complications.”

Prevention and care
The doctor recommended that pregnant women “to avoid going to places where the disease is prevalent and also avoid contact with people who suffer.” In turn, suggests “take measures to control mosquito bites, repellent, cover arms and legs, metal grilles on the window.” And “consult immediately with the appearance of these symptoms.”

Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a chronic disorder of metabolism. In pregnancy may increase the risks for the baby and mother. Nevertheless, it is uncommon during pregnancy because most diabetics begin depues illness at age 40. About pregnancy can cause spontaneous abortions, perinatal mortality, high birth weight, prematurity, and so on.

Diabetes can affect the developing baby throughout the pregnancy. In early pregnancy, a mother’s diabetes can result in birth defects and an increased rate of miscarriage. Many of the birth defects that occur affect major organs such as the brain and heart.

During pregnancy, increased levels of certain hormones made in the placenta (the organ that connects the baby by the umbilical cord to the uterus) help shift nutrients from the mother to the developing fetus. Other hormones are produced by the placenta to help prevent the mother from developing low blood sugar. They work by stopping the actions of insulin

It is essential to good control of the disease during pregnancy and in women with diabetes before the pregnancy is essential to compensate for the diabetes before becoming pregnant to ensure better perinatal outcome.

In the U.S., there are 20.8 million people, or 7% of the population suffering from diabetes. While already been diagnosed with diabetes about 14.6 million people, unfortunately 6.2 million (or nearly one-third) are unaware they have the disease.

To determine whether a patient has diabetes or latent diabetes, health professionals perform a glucose test fasting plasma (FPG) or an oral glucose tolerance (OGTT). With either of these two tests can be diagnosed diabetes or latent diabetes. The American Diabetes Association recommends the FPG test because it is more economical, fast and easy.

If the FPG test is detected glucose level fasting blood between 100 and 125 mg / dl, mean that the person has a latent diabetes. A person with a level of blood glucose fasting 126 mg / dl or higher has diabetes.
The main types of diabetes

Diabetes type 2
It is the result of insulin resistance (a condition in which the body can not properly use insulin) combined with relative insulin deficiency. It is estimated that approximately between 90 and 95% of Americans (17 million) diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.

Gestational Diabetes
Diabetes during pregnancy affects about 4% of all pregnant women (approximately 135,000 cases in the U.S. each year).

Diabetes Symptoms
Often diabetes goes undiagnosed because many of the symptoms appear to be harmless. In this section we tell you what they are.

Diabetes Risk Test
There are 20.8 million Americans have diabetes … And one in three does not know! Take our diabetes risk test to see if at risk of having diabetes. Diabetes is more common among African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

HPV (human papillomavirus)
It is a sexually transmitted disease very common. Generally, HPV or suffering it had endured during pregnancy does not affect the baby. In extreme cases, where women really have any major injury, there is risk of infection for the baby. In that case, the babies have laryngeal papillomas, of seriousness and difficulty regulating their treatment. Therefore, the obstetrician will recommend a cesarean.

Syphilis
This disease is transmitted by a bacterium and is spread through vaginal, anal or oral sex with an infected person. The pregnant woman may pass the disease to the fetus through the placenta. During the first prenatal visit, your obstetrician will perform the study to rule out syphilis. If positive, the mother should treat with an antibiotic penicillin is safe in pregnancy.

Genital herpes
It is a disease caused by a virus (herpes-virus) found in latent form in the body and when defenses or decrease during pregnancy, the virus that causes the injury is in the form of small painful blisters. There is no way to eradicate the virus from the body, and the treatment is to reduce the frequency and severity of episodes. Symptoms include blisters on the genitals. At the time of birth, if there are active lesions, it should end the pregnancy via cesarean section because the baby can become infected if it passes through the birth canal.

AIDS
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV that causes destruction of the immune system. This disease is transmitted through sex with infected persons, accidents with needles, blood transfusions or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding.
Most obstetricians are asking a pregnant at the first visit the HIV blood test.
The transmission of the virus from mother to infant is preventable by taking certain precautions and medication during pregnancy and birth. The latter may be by natural birth or caesarean, as determined by the obstetrician on the basis of blood tests of mother and the baby’s condition. An HIV positive woman should not breastfeed a baby is not infected because the virus can be transmitted through milk.

Chlamydia
It is a sexually transmitted disease by a bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. Can be passed from mother to child during birth. Chlamydia infection in newborns can cause neonatal conjunctivitis (eye infection) and pneumonia. Without immediate medical treatment, the baby’s eyes can be severely and permanently damaged.

Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. It is spread through sex with infected persons, accidents with needles, blood transfusions or from mother to child during pregnancy.
In the first prenatal visit, your obstetrician will indicate a test to detect hepatitis B. If the test is positive, it can spread the virus to the newborn during delivery. Therefore, the baby at birth will receive the right medicines to prevent becoming infected (hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin).