What are the symptoms of dengue fever and dengue hemmorhagic fever?
By jasjon
@jasjon (252)
Philippines
December 4, 2006 2:32am CST
Dengue fever is characterized by the rapid development of a fever that may last from three to seven days, intense headache, joint and muscle pain, loss of appetite, diarrhea and a rash. The rash develops on the feet or legs 3 to 4 days after the beginning of the fever.
Symptoms of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) include disorders in blood clotting that can result in internal bleeding. DHF is more severe and associated with loss of appetite, vomiting, high fever, headache and abdominal pain. Shock and circulatory failure may occur. Untreated hemorrhagic dengue results in death in up to 50 percent of cases.
In order to prevent dengue we should always clean our surroundings....
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2 responses
@kamalcpc (704)
• India
5 Dec 06
use of mosquito repelletns and nets also prevents these types of fevers
@bacardibarbiebabe (627)
• United States
4 Dec 06
Symptoms of typical uncomplicated dengue usually start with fever within 5 to 6 days after a person has been bitten by an infected mosquito.
High fever, up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit
Severe headache
Retro-orbital (behind the eye) pain
Severe joint and muscle pain
Nausea and vomiting
Rash
The rash may appear over most of the body 3 to 4 days after the fever begins. A second rash may appear later in the disease.
Interestingly, most children infected with dengue virus never develop typical symptoms.
Hope this helps!
