Avoid itching on mosquito bites. This can cause the rare disease of septic emboli; Know what it is, how dangerous it is

Septic emboli is a rare disease. Recently, in Belgium, a case of death due to infection after a mosquito bite on the forehead of a trainee pilot has come to the fore. Professor of Neurology at AIIMS, New Delhi. Manjari Tripathi and former Director of National Vector Borne Disease Control Program Dr. P.K. Sen told in a conversation with Dainik Bhaskar that the mosquito bite area should not be itchy at all with the nails. This can spread the infection. Antibiotic resistance in the body can also worsen the situation.

Question: What is septic emboli?

answer: Septic emboli is a blockage of blood vessels. Sometimes it travels from the blood vessels to the brain and blocks the flow of blood, leading to sudden death.

There is a risk of getting septic emboli due to infection in the blood.

Question: What are the causes of septic emboli?

answer: Basically, there is a risk of septic emboli due to infection in the blood. It has been seen that there is no one reason for blood infection, but there can be many reasons for it.

Question: What are the symptoms of septic emboli in a patient?

answer: Its main symptoms are fatigue, fever, dizziness, sore throat, persistent cough, swelling, shortness of breath and back pain.

Question: How are people at risk of septic emboli?

answer: Elderly people, those with artificial hearts, valves, or those with pacemakers, those with catheters. People with weak immunity are at higher risk.

Antibiotics are usually the treatment for septic emboli, but this is also ineffective in many patients.

Question: How can septic emboli be diagnosed?

answer: Infection in the blood, a test can be done for the presence of germs in the blood. Bacteria can also be detected by identification.

Question: What is its treatment?

answer: Usually the treatment is antibiotics, but in many patients, the effect of the antibiotic also depends on the biological condition of the body.