What are the basic symptoms of dengue? And what are the home remedies to cure it.
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People likely suffering from Dengue usually go through the following symptoms: 1. High Fever 2. Headache 3. Vomiting 4. Muscle and Joint Pain 5. Skin Rashes While these symptoms may or may not necessarily point out towards Dengue, it is advisable to get yourself checked if you are experiencing one or more of these symptoms. However, these are the early symptoms of the disease. Sometimes people tend to overlook them, and it develops into a more serious form of Dengue, where the symptoms are: 1. Bleeding 2. Low levels of blood platelets 3. Blood plasma leakage 4. Low blood pressure. One must keep in mind that dengue is a dangerous disease and they should immediately seek medical help during the early symptoms itself. Precaution is always better than cure.
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Dengu virus is transmitted by Infected female Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Incubation period is 3-10 days. Most patients recover. Few patients can develop fatal complication like DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever)/DSS (dengue shock syndrome) Symptom 1.Sudden High Fever, Severe Headache 2.Severe Bone and Joint Pain, Pain behind eyes 3.Fatigue, Nausea and vomiting, pain abdomen, loss of appetite 4.Skin rash may appear 2-5 days after fever 5.Blood platelet count is low and Dengue Antigen test (NS1) is positive Prevention 1.Take anti mosquito measures like use of mosquito net, mosquito repellent, 2. Spraying of insecticides in surrounding and keep it free from vegetation, 3.wearing full sleeve shirts in the evening, 4.Discarding empty containers for collection of water and promoting mosquito breeding Treatment If you are suffering from Dengue, Take one tablet of Paracetamol 500 mg 2-3 times daily after food, drink plenty of water and take rest. Monitor blood platelet and if it is falling down and you develop skin rashes with bleeding episodes like bleeding from gum, nose etc consult doctor immediately.
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