Abstract

Dengue fever is widespread over much of Southeast Asia. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads the other three kinds of dengue virus, is responsible for its transmission. Between 2.5 and 3 billion people around the world are predicted to be susceptible to this disease. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at the Renuka children's hospital and Katuri medical college, and it was of the descriptive variety. All hospitalized children with a confirmed dengue infection as determined by clinical symptoms and/or serology were included in the Study was done between the April 2022 to March 2023. Results: Blood tests revealed that 150 children were infected with dengue, which was confirmed by the findings of the tests. Five of the cases that were finally ruled out due to preexisting diseases were confirmed to have Salmonella typhi. The remaining 145 children and adolescents who satisfied the inclusion criteria are a part of the study. Conclusion: Over the past two years, dengue fever has spread rapidly throughout the region. Death rates were especially high among children younger than 2 years old, while dengue fever was a prominent cause of illness among kids of all ages

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