Dengue fever Health Feed

Symptoms include high fever, headache, rash and muscle and joint pain. In severe cases there is serious bleeding and shock, which can be life threatening.
People may experience:
Pain areas: in the abdomen, back, back of the eyes, bones, joints, or muscles
Whole body: chills, fatigue, fever, or loss of appetite
Gastrointestinal: nausea or vomiting
Skin: rashes or red spots
Also common: bleeding, easy bruising, headache, or sore throat
Normal fever drugs are enough lik...more

Common signs and symptoms of dengue fever include:
high fever, possibly as high as 105°F (40°C)
pain behind the eyes and in the joints, muscles and/or bones.
severe headache.
rash over most of the body.
mild bleeding from the nose or gums.
bruising easily.

Keep your surroundings clean.
Use mosquito repellents in house even in the day.
In case of an outbreak, wear long sleeved shirts and pants.
Use bed-nets if sleeping area is not screened or air-...more

Dengue fever is a painful infection transmitted by the bite of one of the 4 closely related viruses that are carried by a type of mosquitoes known as Aedes mosquitoes. The infection is not directly from one person to another.

Symptoms: After the mosquito bite, symptoms set in about 4 to 6 days and can last up to 10 days (as noted below). Most are general symptoms which can be seen with any viral infection and therefore most dengue cases can go undetected.

Sudden high temperatur...more

Dengue n malaria both shows fever with bodyache.
Blood investigations are recommended for confirming infection.
Both are spread through mosquito bites.
So keep mossquitos away as prevention mechanism.
Hope this answers your questions.
Feel free to contact me for any query and further information and treatment guidelines. Thank you.

In Dengue you get high fever with shivering with Joints pain and pain behind the eye balls with rashes all over the body. If the Platelets count are below 20 thousands along with bleeding from anywhere then we to give Platelets Transfusion. Usually one gets cured.

The first thing you must know about dengue is that it is a mosquito-borne tropical disease, the root cause of which is the dengue virus. This virus is usually transmitted to a person when an infected Aedes mosquito bites them. There are as many as four serotypes of the dengue virus; they are DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4.

It must be noted that all four of them can potentially cause dengue fever. The term "dengue fever" is frequently used to distinguish clinically milder dengue viru...more

Give him Papaya leaves juice 2 spoons daily in morning for 5 days for increasing platelet counts.
And start giving him naturamore male powder with milk for 2 months. Morning and evening. This will make him energetic, and remove the fever of what-so-ever it may be.
And ask him to drink plenty of water 3-4 liters in 24 hours.
He will be absolutely fine and will start feeling good with 2 days. By that time, just try to manage fever, it will also subside. Don't worry. :)
Still if you...more

Since she is sick for 2 weeks and running fever ranging between 101 to 103 mainly at night, it may not be a case of Bulimia in spite of strained relation with father. even then counselling may be useful. You can stop all medicine and maintain Temp chart 4 times in a day for 4-5 days. Paracetamol 500 mg may be given if temp is more than 101 degree F and can be repeated after 6 hours if needed. Watch her general behaviour.

You already seem to be suffering from Dengue.
No need to panic.
Consult a Doctor, they will give right advice.
Drink lots of fluids, water, juices, coconut water, lassi, buttermilk, milk, nimbu pani, soups. This is the only way to improve your platelets.
There is no need to take any medicine for Dengue.
Your platelets may fall upto 50,000 then bounce back. Till this point its okay.
However if they fall below 50,000 then you should consult a doctor. Usually they admit pati...more

Please read very carefully the following questions and than answer number wise.

This will help me reach a proper diagnosis for you.

Do you have any of the following symptoms ?


1. Fatigue, loss of energy, lethargy.
2. Weight gain.

3. Decreased appetite.

4. Cold intolerance.

5. Dry skin.

6. Hair loss.

7. Muscle pain, joint pain, weakness in the extremities.

8.Emotional lability, mental impairment.

9....more