Primary symptoms of dengue appear three to 15 days after the mosquito
bite and include the following:
·
high fever and severe headache,
·
with severe pain behind the eyes that is apparent when trying to move
the eyes.
Other associated symptoms are:
·
joint pain,
·
muscle and bone pain,
·
rash,
·
and mild bleeding.
Many affected people complain of low back pain.
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Dengue
fever facts
- Dengue fever is a disease
caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted
by mosquitoes.
- Symptoms of dengue fever
include severe joint and muscle pain, swollen
lymph nodes, headache, fever, exhaustion, and rash. The presence of fever,
rash, and headache (the
"dengue triad") is characteristic of dengue fever.
- Dengue is prevalent
throughout the tropics and subtropics.
- Dengue fever is caused by a
virus, and there is no specific medicine or antibiotic to treat it. For
typical dengue fever, the treatment is directed toward relief of the
symptoms (symptomatic treatment).
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