ABP LIVE Doc Talk | Dengue Or Viral Fever? Key Symptoms, Warning Signs And When To See A Doctor

Feve
is
o e
of
the
most
commo
ill esses
du i g
the
mo soo ,
but
ot
eve y
feve
is
the
same.
De gue
a d
vi al
feve
ca
i itially
look
ve y
simila ,
maki g
it
difficult
to
disti guish
betwee
them
based
o
symptoms
alo e.
Howeve ,
ce tai
patte s
a d
wa i g
sig s
ca
help
patie ts
ecog ise
whe
medical
evaluatio
is
ecessa y.

Vi al
feve
is
a
b oad
te m
used
fo
feve
caused
by
diffe e t
vi al
i fectio s.
It
may
be
accompa ied
by
cough,
cold,
so e
th oat,
body
ache,
fatigue,
headache
a d
sometimes
loose
motio s
o
vomiti g,
depe di g
o
the
vi us
i volved.
The
feve
ge e ally
imp oves
g adually
ove
a
few
days
with
adequate
est,
fluids
a d
symptomatic
t eatme t.
Respi ato y
symptoms
such
as
cough,
asal
co gestio
o
so e
th oat
a e
ofte
mo e
p omi e t
i
commo
vi al
i fectio s.

De gue
Wa i g
Sig s
To
Watch
Fo

De gue,
o
the
othe
ha d,
is
t a smitted
by
i fected
Aedes
mosquitoes
a d
commo ly
causes
a
sudde
high-g ade
feve .
Seve e
headache,
ma ked
body
ache,
pai
behi d
the
eyes,
muscle
a d
joi t
pai ,
ausea
a d
loss
of
appetite
may
occu .
Some
patie ts
develop
a
ash
afte
a
few
days
of
feve .
Impo ta tly,
symptoms
alo e
ca ot
co fi m
de gue
because
the e
is
co side able
ove lap
with
othe
vi al
i fectio s.
Blood
tests,
i te p eted
acco di g
to
the
day
of
ill ess,
may
be
equi ed
fo
diag osis.

O e
impo ta t
diffe e ce
is
that
de gue
ca
become
mo e
co ce i g
a ou d
the
time
the
feve
sta ts
to
settle.
A
pe so
may
appea
to
be
imp ovi g
because
the
tempe atu e
has
come
dow ,
while
the
c itical
phase
of
de gue
is
begi i g.
Wa i g
sig s
i clude
seve e
o
pe siste t
abdomi al
pai ,
epeated
vomiti g,
bleedi g
f om
the
ose
o
gums,
vomiti g
blood,
blood
i
stools,
u usual
d owsi ess
o
estless ess,
difficulty
b eathi g,
cold
o
clammy
ski ,
a d
a
sig ifica t
eductio
i
u i e
output.
These
symptoms
equi e
u ge t
medical
atte tio .

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Platelet
cou ts
also
eed
to
be
i te p eted
ca efully.
A
falli g
platelet
cou t
ca
occu
i
de gue,
but
a
low
platelet
cou t
by
itself
does
ot
dete mi e
how
seve e
the
disease
is.
Docto s
also
assess
blood
p essu e,
hyd atio ,
u i e
output,
haematoc it
a d
othe
cli ical
pa amete s.
Patie ts
should
the efo e
avoid
self-medicati g
solely
based
o
a
platelet
epo t.

A othe
impo ta t
p ecautio
is
medicatio .
U til
de gue
has
bee
uled
out,
people
with
feve
should
ge e ally
avoid
aspi i
a d
o -ste oidal
a ti-i flammato y
pai kille s
such
as
ibup ofe
u less
specifically
advised
by
a
docto ,
because
they
ca
i c ease
bleedi g
isk.
Pa acetamol
is
ge e ally
p efe ed
fo
feve
whe
app op iate
a d
take
at
the
ecomme ded
dose.

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Adequate
hyd atio
is
pa ticula ly
impo ta t.
Wate ,
o al
ehyd atio
solutio s,
soups
a d
othe
app op iate
fluids
ca
help
p eve t
dehyd atio .
Howeve ,
excessive
fluid
i take
without
medical
advice
is
ot
ecessa y
a d
may
be
ha mful
i
patie ts
who
develop
complicatio s.

The
key
message
is
that
de gue
ca ot
eliably
be
disti guished
f om
a
o di a y
vi al
feve
by
symptoms
alo e.
A
pe siste t
o
high
feve ,
especially
du i g
de gue
seaso
o
afte
mosquito
exposu e,
should
be
evaluated
by
a
healthca e
p ofessio al.
Ea ly
ecog itio
of
wa i g
sig s,
app op iate
testi g,
a d
close
mo ito i g
ca
sig ifica tly
educe
the
isk
of
complicatio s.

Disclaime :& bsp;The
i fo matio
p ovided
i
the
a ticle
is
sha ed
by
expe ts
a d
is
i te ded
fo
ge e al
i fo matio al
pu poses
o ly.
It
is
ot
a
substitute
fo
p ofessio al
medical
advice,
diag osis,
o
t eatme t.
Always
seek
the
advice
of
you
physicia
o
othe
qualified
healthca e
p ovide
with
a y
questio s
you
may
have
ega di g
a
medical
co ditio

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