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Oct 5, 2022 · Treatment. No specific treatment for dengue fever exists. While recovering from dengue fever, drink plenty of fluids. Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following signs and symptoms of dehydration: The over-the-counter (OTC) drug acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) can help reduce muscle pain and fever.
Oct 5, 2022 · Picture 2. Headache, eye pain (ie, pain with eye movement), and joint pain occur in 60 to 70 percent of cases [ 24 ]. Rash occurs in approximately half of cases; it is more common during primary infection than secondary infection. When present, rash generally occurs two to five days after the onset of fever [ 24 ].
Jun 6, 2022 · Rash. Intense pain behind your eyes. Nausea or vomiting. Muscle, bone and joint pain. Dengue fever symptoms start to appear four to 10 days after a mosquito bite and can last three to seven days. About 1 in 20 people sick with dengue will develop severe dengue after their initial symptoms begin to fade.
May 13, 2024 · Watch out for warning signs of severe dengue. Warning signs usually begin in the 24–48 hours after your fever has gone away. Immediately go to a local clinic or emergency room if you or a family member has any of the following signs and symptoms: Belly pain, tenderness. Vomiting (at least 3 times in 24 hours)
Control the fever. Give acetaminophen every 6 hours (maximum 4 doses per day). Do not give ibuprofen, aspirin, or aspirin- containing drugs. Sponge patient’s skin with tepid water when temperature is high. Prevent dehydration which occurs when a person loses too much fluid (from high fever, vomiting, or poor oral intake).
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Dec 22, 2011 · In the first few days of dengue illness, most patients present with acute febrile illness with non-specific signs and symptoms: headache, malaise, nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain and sometimes rash. Retro-orbital pain, myalgia and arthralgia are found mostly in DF patients, but some DHF/DSS may also have these symptoms.
Dec 27, 2022 · The development of an anti-dengue vaccine is an urgent priority owing to the lack of a specific anti-viral treatment against dengue. Currently, five types of dengue vaccines are under development—live, attenuated virus vaccines, inactivated virus vaccines, recombinant subunit vaccines, viral-vector vaccines, and DNA vaccines.
