All about Dengue Coverage in Health Insurance

Dengue Fever is a tropical disease caused by mosquito bites and the Dengue virus. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can only be found in tropical and subtropical areas, is known to spread the virus.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dengue is categorised as,

1. Dengue without warning signs

2. Dengue with warning signs

3. Severe Dengue

What are the symptoms of Dengue Fever?

The primary symptom of Dengue is fever accompanied by the signs listed below:

• Nausea, vomiting
• Rash
• Aches and pains (eye pain, typically behind the eyes, muscle, joint or bone pain)
• Headache
• Nausea
• Swollen glands

Treatment for Dengue 

There is no specific treatment prescribed for Dengue Fever, but the adequate fluid intake and bed rest are crucial. Patient recovery is observed within two weeks.

How can you protect yourself from Dengue Fever?

The best way to avoid the disease is to avoid mosquito bites, especially if you live in or travel to a tropical area. This entails taking precautions and making efforts to reduce the breeding of mosquitoes.

Complications of Dengue

Dengue Fever can turn severe, and further lead to Dengue haemorrhagic syndrome and Dengue shock syndrome.

Dengue Fever proves to be fatal as the blood platelet count drops dramatically when infected with the Dengue virus. In such cases, treatment may entail hospitalisation, which may impose a significant financial burden. In order to get through such tough times, Health Insurance policies for Dengue Fever are available in India, which can take care of the medical expenses.

A standard indemnity Health Insurance policy covers only hospitalisation expenses incurred during in-patient treatment.

What is covered under Health Insurance for Dengue?

A Dengue Health Insurance plan provides coverage for the following expenses:

• In-patient hospitalisation expenses inclusive of room rent, transfusion charges, ICU charges, etc.
• Pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses
• Coverage for diagnostic tests incurred before or during hospitalisation
• Doctor consultation fees
• Pharmacy expenses
• Out-Patient consultation and treatment expenses and much more
• Home nursing expenses

What is excluded under Dengue Health Insurance?

The following expenses are not covered under a Health Insurance policy for Dengue in India:

• Treatment cost of any disease other than Dengue Fever
• No medical expenses are covered during the initial waiting period of 15 or 30 days
• Cost of any treatment or medicine that is not required to cure the disease
• Treatment taken at unauthorised centres.
• Cost of Dengue treatment taken outside the country

Star Health Insurance offers many regular Health Insurance plans for a varied range of illnesses and ailments including Dengue. These policies cover the major medical expenses and help stay medically and financially secured.

Conclusion

Some insurance companies offer coverage for Dengue as a part of their basic Health Insurance plan. Thus, you can opt for this cover as a separate plan or as an add-on but make sure to include it in your standard Health Insurance portfolio.