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May 14, 2024 · Key points. 1 in 4: About one in four people infected with dengue will get sick. For people who get sick with dengue, symptoms can be mild or severe. Severe dengue can be life-threatening within a few hours and often requires care at a hospital. Symptoms. The most common symptom of dengue is fever with any of the following:
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There is no specific medicine to treat dengue. See a...
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2 days ago · In this short video, Dr. Handy describes the symptoms of dengue and why people are at increased risk for severe disease during a second dengue infection. She also describes the dengue vaccine and why the recommendations are limited to a specific age group and history of infection.
May 31, 2024 · Symptoms of Dengue Fever. Sudden onset high fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting, and skin rash. Symptoms appear 4 to 10 days after mosquito bite and last about a week. Severe cases can lead to plasma leakage, severe bleeding, and organ impairment.
May 15, 2024 · There is no treatment for the infection itself but the symptoms that a patient experiences can be managed. Earlier this year, WHO listed dengue as a potential threat among ten diseases for 2019 and current outbreaks in many countries confirm this observation.
May 30, 2024 · There is no specific treatment for dengue, but the timely diagnosis of dengue cases, identification of warning signs for severe dengue, and appropriate clinical management are key elements of care to prevent the progression to severe dengue and deaths.
