3. recovery period
The patient began to feel better. Blood pressure started to stabilize. urine comes out began to return to have more appetite, abdominal pain, flatulence decreased, more energy The total duration of dengue is approximately 7-10 days.
Recommendations for taking care of patients with dengue fever
The basics for caring for patients with dengue fever while at home can be done as follows:
1. Wipe the body to reduce fever. By using a damp cloth to rub the body with water and wring. Then start wiping the face, neck, behind the ears, then compress the neck, armpits, groin, crooked joints.
2. Drink a lot of water. In the case of vomiting, it is recommended to sip mineral water to relieve exhaustion and keep the body from dehydration.
3. Give paracetamol to reduce fever. Do not use fever reducers that contain aspirin or ibuprofen.
4. Follow up and take care of patients closely. If there are severe symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain in the right rib area. Severe bleeding, cold body, cold hands and feet, no urination for more than 6 hours Hurry up and take him to see a doctor immediately.
How to treat dengue fever
Taking the patient to see a doctor for timely treatment will be the best for the patient because if the disease is correctly diagnosed in the early stages.
How to prevent dengue fever
Because there is no vaccine that can directly treat dengue fever. Preventing yourself from getting dengue virus is to protect yourself from being bitten by mosquitoes, which can be prevented as follows.
1. Protect yourself
wearing clothes that cover Sleep in a room with mosquito nets or screens to prevent mosquito bites. Use a topical mosquito repellent.
2. Eliminate carrier sources
Water storage containers must always have a lid. change the water in the vase Or a pot every 7 days, spray chemicals or mosquito repellent to eliminate adult mosquitoes.
3. Dengue fever vaccine
For dengue hemorrhagic fever vaccination, it is recommended to inject in people who have had dengue fever to prevent recurrence which will reduce the severity and get better results.
2023-07-06 09:10:00
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