Dangers Of Having A Dengue Fever
Dengue fever is caused by one of the four viruses which are closely related to each other. The infection may lead to three levels, the classic dengue or break bone fever, and dengue hemorrhage fever and dengue shock syndrome. Usually out of those four viruses one will be responsible for the dengue fever. After getting cured the person gets immunity only for that virus type. So, other three can affect the same person if he bitten by an infected mosquito. This shows how fatal this disease is. The symptoms vary based on the dengue type. Only with proper diagnosis and identification of symptoms it is possible to identify the implications related to each dengue type. Let us see the dangers of each type in detail.
Dengue fever: Symptoms related to dengue fever itself should be considered as dangers. Immediately after a person gets infected the body may start showing symptoms like severe headache in the frontal region, rashes in the body, hydration status of the body changes along with high fever. This patient should immediately consult a physician and proper tests should be made to confirm it. Normally the dengue fever last 3 to 14 days but it may lead to dengue hemorrhagic fever if not treated properly. If a person gets affected for the first time he may even show zero symptoms especially children.
Person affected by dengue show different warning signs at different stages. Initial symptoms with high fever are considered the first stage and second stage is the decline in temperature. In the first stage along with the above said symptoms body may lose fluid content which is termed as dehydration. Dehydration occurs with high fever and persistent vomiting. So the symptoms of dehydration are dry mouth, increase in heart rate, chillness in the toes and fingers, and decrease in urination. To reduce dehydration, give plenty of water or related fluids.
After few days of medicine, the high fever will start to reduce gradually. We may think the decrease in fever after 3 to 7 days after symptoms is a good sign. But the person may show any of these symptoms after the decrease in fever. The symptoms are, blood while vomiting, he may feel fuzzy or drowsy, bleeding in nose and rigorous abdominal pain along with difficulty in breathing. These symptoms may lead to dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome which are considered really fatal when not treated properly.
The symptoms related to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is same as dengue fever in the initial stage but the implications are really fatal. The dangers or implications associated with DHF can be identified as four criteria specified by (WHO) World Health Organization. DHF and DSS can affect both children and adults. DHF normally shows plasma leakage, decrease in albumin, effusion and ascites. With excessive leakage of plasma will result in shock which is called the dengue shock syndrome (DSS). This is highly fatal with a rate of 10% or more. Proper diagnosis along with proper treatment can reduce the fatal rate by 10 times.