Dengue Fever is rampant again. What is dengue fever? It is a viral infection brought about by its carrier the Aedes egypti, a day biting mosquito. It is characterized by fever that is intermittent, moderate grade to high grade, flu-like symptoms and at severe cases bleeding and shock. Worst case scenarios would lead to death. Definitive diagnosis: platelet count of less than 150,000.
Prevention would be environmental cleaning. Treatment: Fluids and watchful waiting preferably admitted especially when platelet is less than a hundred thousand.
Advice: Do not panic. Parents, please be reminded that on the start of the fever and one day fever will not give you any derangement of the result of the platelet.
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