Bundesliga professional Guerrero suffers from dengue fever

Ex-Bundesliga professional Guerrero suffering from dengue fever

15/04/2015

Worldwide, around 50 to 100 million people suffer from dengue fever each year. Now, the former Bundesliga player Paolo Guerrero has confirmed the suspicion of a dengue disease. The Peruvian is treated in a hospital in Brazil.

Former Bundesliga player has dengue
Every year, according to official estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), around 50 to 100 million people worldwide suffer from dengue fever. There is no vaccine or prophylaxis against the tropical infectious disease. Now, the former Bundesliga player Paolo Guerrero has confirmed the suspicion of a dengue disease. This was reported by the treating hospital São Luiz in São Paulo, reports the news agency dpa.

Professional footballer with a strong fever admitted to the clinic
According to the professional of the Brazilian football league between ten and 20 days to suspend. As the treating physicians announced, initial analyzes had already pointed to a disease in the mosquito-borne dengue fever. The Peruvian professional footballer played between 2002 and 2012 for Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV, since 2012 for the Corinthians in São Paulo. On April 11, he had been hospitalized with severe fever, fatigue, and headaches.

Infection can be fatal
In addition to high fever with chills, flu-like symptoms such as joint and limb pain typical symptoms of the disease. Also, general symptoms such as loss of appetite, constipation, diarrhea, swelling of the lymph nodes or nausea and vomiting may occur. In most patients, symptoms resolve over the course of a week, but in rare cases, an infection with the virus can also be fatal. According to the Ministry of Health, a total of 460,500 people in the first quarter of 2015 were affected by dengue fever in Brazil. 132 patients died. In São Paulo, it was reported that there were 258,000 diseases and 99 deaths during that time. (Ad)