Dengue fever Dengue haemorrhagic fever Diagnosis Signs and symptoms Treatment

Dengue Classical dengue fever Dengue haemorrhagic fever Diagnosis Signs and symptoms Treatment

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Dengue viruses are arboviruses which infect hu­mans and cause disease

Dengue infection may be

• 1. Asymptomatic
• 2. Classical dengue fever
• 3. Dengue haemorrhagic fever
• 4. Dengue haemorrhagic fever with shockShock Presentation Risk Factors Pathogenesis Management Treatment. Read more ... »
• It is an arthropod-borne disease. The insect vector is the Aedes aegypti.

The insect Dengue vector is the Aedes aegypti

Classical dengue fever

• Also called breakbone fever. It is an acuteCOMPLICATIONS OF Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) AND TREATMENT -2. Read more ... » illness caused by the bite of ae es mosquito.
• Incubation period is 5-6 days.
• There is sudden onset fever with chills, headacheHeadache. Read more ... », muscle and joint pains which may be very severe.

Classical dengue fever Signs and symptoms

• There is pain in the eyes and photophobia.
• There is extreme weakness, pain in abdomen, sore throat and depression.
• Fever may be very high and may disappear in two days.
• Skin eruption appears in 2 days and lasts for 2 days only.

The rashes are like very tiny pin-point eruptions on face, neck and chest. Later, i.e. on the 4^th day macu­lopapular rashes may be seen with itching. The rash lasts for a few days.

Dengue haemorrhagic fever Diagnosis Signs and symptoms

Dengue haemorrhagic fever

• It is a severe form of dengue with incubation period of 4-6 days.
• There is high fever, anorexia, vomitingNausea and Vomiting. Read more ... », pain in abdo­men.
• Rashes are uncommon.
• There is marked thrombocytopenia.
• There are petechiae, purpura, epistaxis, bleeding gums, hematemesis, malena and hepatomegalyAlcoholic Liver Disease Diagnosis CAGE criteria and Treatment. Read more ... ».
• There may be circulatory failure or hypotension, cold clammy skin, restlessness and even profound shock.

Dengue fever Dengue haemorrhagic feve

Dengue Diagnosis

• Thrombocytopenia – 100 thousand per mm³ or less. Hematocrit increased by 20% or more.
• Features of shock are seen.

Dengue Treatment

• Complete Bed rest
• Antipyretics and sponging Oral fluids and electrolytes IV fluids.