Symptoms of dengue fever
What are the symptoms of dengue fever?
The classic Dengue fever can start with flu-like symptoms and a sudden fever rise up to 40 degrees Celsius.
The fever is often associated with chills and severe fatigue and severe head and limb pain, and conjunctivitis is possible.
Likewise, joint and muscle pain can occur. Not infrequently, the fever lasts for two to four days, while sometimes a slow pulse can be felt. In addition, rashes, spleen and lymph node swelling are possible symptoms.
After a fever, the temperature can rise again after one to two days, then often comes a coarse rash that may affect the entire body, but not the face.
Furthermore, small bleeding in the skin and mucous membranes is possible. Not infrequently, the subsequent recovery phase takes a long time and can be several weeks.
A mild course of dengue fever produces similar symptoms, but is much weaker. Overall, the disease then stops no longer than three days.
What complications are possible?
Sometimes it comes to complications. The so-called dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) or the dengue shock syndrome (DSS) occur mainly in children who are under 15 years old and have already undergone a dengue fever disease.
In each case, a different type of dengue viruses responsible for the disease.
Symptoms of life-threatening forms of dengue and Dengue Shing syndrome include rapid increase in fever, vomiting, shortness of breath and headache.
This can lead to massive coagulation disorders with heavy bleeding such as bleeding in skin and mucous membranes, nosebleeds, gastrointestinal tract bleeding with vomiting blood and so on.
Not infrequently, these complications are accompanied by a drop in blood pressure and circulatory collapse, which can occur two to six days after the onset of the disease.
Overall, between six and 30 percent of those affected by dengue and dengue shock syndrome die. Infants die very often.
Symptoms of Dengue Fever
Symptoms, which usually begin four to six days after infection and last for up to 10 days, may include