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Treatment list for Dengue fever:
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Dengue fever includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
- Symptomatic and supportive
- Bed rest
- Fluids
- Fever medications - though aspirin is not advisable according to some sources
- Aspirin - some sources recommend aspirin (ask your doctor for current advice)
- Pain relief medications
- Acetaminophen
- Codeine
- Pethidine - in severe cases
- Calamine lotion - for rash
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Fever:
Treatment
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Initial treatment of fever includes antipyretics (e.g., acetaminophen, NSAIDs)
-
Infection should be treated with appropriate antimicrobial therapy and tailored as antibiotic sensitivities are identified
–Many cases of deep-seated infection or abscess require percutaneous or surgical drainage - Fever due to malignancy will usually regress with surgical debulking, chemotherapy, and/or radiation directed at the primary tumor
- Rheumatologic disorders may require NSAIDs, steroids, methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, or other cytotoxic agents
- Dantrolene for malignant hypothermia
Purpura:
Treatment
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Discontinue causative medications
- Correct coagulopathies as necessary
- Treat malignancy as necessary
- Sun protection and avoidance of trauma will prevent actinic and age-related purpura
- Treat stasis-associated lower extremity purpura with compression stockings, elevation, and diuretics if edema is present
- Infections: Prompt antimicrobial treatment (e.g., doxycycline for RMSF, ceftriaxone for meningococcemia) is imperative to prevent mortality
- Autoimmune diseases: High-dose corticosteroids followed by steroid-sparing medications (e.g., methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil) for long-term treatment
- Idiopathic pigmented purpuras are most common on the lower legs of men, and may resolve spontaneously or persist indefinitely; high potency topical steroids and oral vitamin C sometimes hasten their resolution
Rash with Fever:
Treatment
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Supportive management and thorough evaluation for multisystem disease is imperative in this patient subset.
- Doxycycline is the treatment of choice for RMSF, while ceftriaxone is commonly used for meningococcal therapy; because these two diseases can present similarly and rapidly evolve, many clinicians empirically treat with both of these antibiotics until the diagnosis is confirmed
- Unfortunately, a complete discussion of fever and rash is far beyond the scope of this brief excerpt; the importance of rapid and accurate assessment of every patient presenting with this complaint cannot be overemphasized; rule out the most serious diagnoses first, then “a watch and wait” approach may be considered
Purpura:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- HSP: Analgesia, hydration, treat complications
–Corticosteroid use is controversial
- ITP with platelet count <20,000
–IV immunoglobulin to block macrophage receptors
–Anti-Rh immunoglobulin binds to RBCs so the spleen destroys RBCs instead of platelets, corticosteroids
–Treat to raise platelet count and decrease risk of intracranial hemorrhage
–Emergency: Platelet transfusion
–Chronic: Immunosuppressant or splenectomy
-
Hemophilia A: Recombinant F VIII
–IV or intranasal DDAVP (desmopressin) releases F VIII and vWF from endothelial cells - Hemophilia B: Recombinant or plasma-derived F IX
- DIC: Treat cause; transfuse platelets, cryoprecipitate, or fresh frozen plasma
- vWD: DDAVP or plasma-derived vWF
- PAN: Oral or IV corticosteroid
Fever – Acute:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Treating febrile episodes is common despite substantial evidence that fever is more beneficial than harmful; exception is patient with history of febrile seizures
- Antipyretics are relatively safe drugs that inhibit prostaglandin synthesis and reduce hypothalamic set point to normal
- Acetaminophen is safest antipyretic for young children
- Aspirin must be avoided (risk of Reye syndrome)
- NSAIDs are potent antipyretics and have antiinflammatory effects
- Physical methods (cooling blankets, lukewarm baths) may be counterproductive if not combined with an antipyretic; alcohol baths are not recommended
- Most viral syndromes are self-limited, requiring only antipyretics and increased fluid intake for risk of dehydration
- Empiric treatment with antibiotics and hospitalization recommended only in neonates and critically ill patients
Fever – Cyclic:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
-
PFAPA
–Single dose prednisone with the onset of symptoms
–Prophylactic cimetidine and tonsillectomy have been tried to prevent recurrences -
Cyclic neutropenia
–Life-long therapy with GCSF decreases risk of infection -
Familial Mediterranean fever
–Daily colchicine to prevent attacks and amyloidosis -
Hyper-IgD
–Prednisone and colchicine have been used
–Even without treatment, attacks decrease with age -
TRAPS
–Prednisone and etanercept have been reported to be effective
Fever – Recurrent:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
-
Repeated viral illnesses
–Reassurance of the parents
–Advice on antipyretics
–Encourage fluid intake
–Limit of sick exposure if possible -
UTI
–Antibiotics based on bacteria and sensitivity
–Prophylactic antibiotics if underlying cause is present - Bacterial infections: Bacteria-specific antibiotic
-
JRA, Behçet, or IBD
–Prednisone or immunosuppressive medications -
TRAPS
–Prednisone and etanercept -
Familial cold urticaria and Muckle-Wells syndrome
–Prednisone may be used
–If amyloidosis is present, colchicine may be required
Fever – Unknown Origin:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Specific treatment once diagnosis is made
- Empiric treatment with antibiotics is to be considered only for critically ill patients
- Empiric steroids may be justified only if Still disease is suspected
- Anti-inflammatory agents are sometimes used for a limited period of time and subsequently the patient is observed for recurrence of the fever
- Cessation of offending drugs
Fever:
Emergency interventions
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
If you detect a fever higher than 106° F, take the patient’s other vital signs and determine his level of consciousness (LOC). Administer an antipyretic and begin rapid cooling measures: Apply ice packs to the axillae and groin, give tepid sponge baths, or apply a cooling blanket. These methods may evoke a cooling response; to prevent this, constantly monitor the patient’s rectal temperature.
Allergic purpuras:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment is generally symptomatic; for example, severe allergic purpura may require steroids to relieve edema and analgesics to relieve joint and abdominal pain. Some patients with chronic renal disease may benefit from immunosuppressive therapy with azathioprine along with identification of the provocative allergen. An accurate allergy history is essential.
Colorado tick fever:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
After correct removal of the tick, supportive treatment focuses on relieving symptoms, combating secondary infection, and maintaining fluid balance. Colorado tick fever needs to be differentiated from Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Acute ITP may be allowed to run its course without intervention or may be treated with glucocorticoids or immune globulin. For chronic ITP, corticosteroids may be the initial treatment of choice. Patients who fail to respond within 1 to 4 months or who need high steroid dosage are candidates for splenectomy, which may be successful in 50% of cases. Alternative treatments include immunosuppression, high-dose gamma globulin injections, and immunoabsorption apheresis using staphylococcal protein-A columns, which filter antibodies out of the bloodstream. Anti-RhD therapy can also be useful in people with specific blood types.
Before splenectomy, the patient may require blood, blood components, and vitamin K to correct anemia and coagulation defects. After splenectomy, he may need blood and component replacement and platelet concentrate. Normally, platelets increase spontaneously after splenectomy.
Lassa fever:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment of Lassa fever includes I.V. ribavirin, I.V. colloids for shock, analgesics for pain, and antipyretics for fever. Infusion of immune plasma from patients who have recovered from Lassa fever may be useful, but test results on the benefit of this type of therapy are inconclusive.
Relapsing fever:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Doxycycline or erythromycin is the treatment of choice and should continue for 4 to 5 days. In cases of drug allergy or resistance, penicillin G may be administered as an alternative. However, neither drug should be given at the height of a severe febrile attack because it may cause Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, resulting in malaise, rigors, leukopenia, flushing, fever, tachycardia, rising respiration rate, and hypotension. This reaction, which is caused by toxic by-products from massive spirochete destruction, can mimic septic shock and may prove fatal. Antimicrobial therapy should be postponed until the fever subsides. Until then, supportive therapy (consisting of parenteral fluids and electrolytes) should be given.
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Effective management eradicates the streptococcal infection, relieves symptoms, and prevents recurrence, reducing the chance of permanent cardiac damage. During the acute phase, treatment includes penicillin, sulfadiazine, or erythromycin. Salicylates such as aspirin relieve fever and minimize joint swelling and pain; if carditis is present or salicylates fail to relieve pain and inflammation, corticosteroids may be used. Supportive treatment requires strict bed rest for about 5 weeks during the acute phase with active carditis, followed by a progressive increase in physical activity, depending on clinical and laboratory findings and the response to treatment.
After the acute phase subsides, low-dose antibiotics may be used to prevent recurrence. Such preventive treatment usually continues for 5 years or until age 21 (whichever is longer). Heart failure necessitates continued bed rest and diuretics. Severe mitral or aortic valve dysfunction that causes persistent heart failure requires corrective valvular surgery, including commissurotomy (separation of the adherent, thickened leaflets of the mitral valve), valvuloplasty (inflation of a balloon within a valve), or valve replacement (with prosthetic valve). Such surgery is seldom necessary before late adolescence.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment requires careful removal of the tick and administration of antibiotics, such as chloramphenicol or tetracycline (preferably doxycycline), until 3 days after the fever subsides. Treatment also includes symptomatic measures and, in DIC, heparin and platelet transfusion.
Cardiogenic shock:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Medication and mechanical therapy to increase cardiac output and perfusion and decrease cardiac workload
Electric shock:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
CPR, lactated Ringer’s solution, mannitol, furosemide, sodium bicarbonate, surgical debridement
GI hemorrhage:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Blood transfusions, I.V. fluid replacement, endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, Minnesota or Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, surgery, vasopressin, cauterization
Hypovolemic shock:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Emergency treatment measures must include prompt and adequate blood and fluid replacement to restore intravascular volume and raise blood pressure. Saline solution or lactated Ringer’s solution, then possibly plasma proteins (albumin) or other plasma expanders, may produce adequate volume expansion until whole blood can be matched. A rapid solution infusion system can provide these crystalloids or colloids at high flow rates. Application of a pneumatic antishock garment may be helpful. (See Using a pneumatic antishock garment.) Dopamine, dobutamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine can help increase blood pressure and cardiac output after fluid resuscitation measures are done. Treatment may also include oxygen administration, identification of bleeding site, control of bleeding by direct measures (such as application of pressure and elevation of an extremity) and, possibly, surgery.
Septic shock:
Treatment (Tx)
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Antimicrobials to treat underlying cause, I.V. fluid replacement, colloid or crystalloid infusions, diuretics, vasopressors, removal and replacement of invasive devices
Fever [Pyrexia]:
Emergency interventions
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
If you detect a fever higher than 106° F (41.1° C), take the patient’s other vital signs and determine his level of consciousness (LOC). Administer an antipyretic and begin rapid cooling measures: Apply ice packs to the axillae and groin, give tepid sponge baths, or apply a cooling blanket. These methods may evoke a cooling response; to prevent this, constantly monitor the patient’s rectal temperature.
Allergic purpura:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Most patients with Henoch-Schönlein syndrome recover completely. When therapy is required, the glucocorticoid prednisone is given in doses of 1 mg/kg, and tapered to response, to relieve edema. An analgesic may be given to relieve joint and abdominal pain. Some patients with chronic renal disease may benefit from intensive plasma exchange combined with an immunosuppressant, along with identification of the provocative allergen. An accurate allergy history is essential.
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Acute ITP may be allowed to run its course without intervention or may be treated with a glucocorticoid or immune globulin. For chronic ITP, a corticosteroid may be the initial treatment of choice. Patients who fail to respond within 1 to 4 months or who need high steroid dosage are candidates for splenectomy, which has an 85% success rate. Alternative treatments include immunosuppression, high-dose I.V. gamma globulin, and immunoabsorption apheresis using staphylococcal protein-A columns.
Clinical tip Before splenectomy, the patient may require blood, blood components, or vitamin K to correct anemia and coagulation defects. After splenectomy, he may need blood and component replacement and platelet concentrate. Normally, platelets increase spontaneously after splenectomy.
The patient may find complementary therapies to be helpful. He may explore such therapies with his physician.
Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Effective management eradicates the streptococcal infection, relieves symptoms, and prevents recurrence, reducing the chance of permanent cardiac damage.
Treatment in acute phase
During the acute phase, treatment includes low doses of antibiotics, such as penicillin, sulfadiazine, or erythro-mycin. Salicylates, such as aspirin, can help relieve fever and minimize joint swelling and pain; if carditis is present or the salicylate fails to relieve pain and inflammation, corticosteroids may be used.
Supportive treatment requires strict bed rest for about 5 weeks during the acute phase with active carditis, followed by a progressive increase in physical activity, depending on clinical and laboratory findings and the patient’s response to treatment.
Preventive treatment
After the acute phase subsides, the patient is maintained on low-dose antibiotic therapy, especially during the first 3 to 5 years after the initial episode of rheumatic fever, to prevent recurrence. Such preventive treatment usually continues for 5 to 10 years.
Surgery and other measures
Heart failure necessitates continued bed rest and diuretic therapy. Severe mitral or aortic valvular dysfunction causing persistent heart failure requires corrective valvular surgery, including commissurotomy (separation of the adherent, thickened leaflets of the mitral valve), valvuloplasty (inflation of a balloon within a valve), or valve replacement (with a prosthetic valve). Corrective valvular surgery is rarely necessary before late adolescence.
Cardiogenic shock:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
The aim of treatment is to enhance cardiovascular status by increasing cardiac output, improving myocardial perfusion, and decreasing cardiac workload. Treatment combines various cardiovascular drugs and mechanical-assist techniques.
Cardiovascular drugs
Drug therapy may include I.V. dopamine and a norepinephrine vasopressor to increase cardiac output, blood pressure, and renal blood flow, as well as I.V. amrinone or dobutamine to increase myocardial contractility. Furosemide is used to decrease pulmonary congestion.
I.V. nitroprusside, a vasodilator, may be used with a vasopressor to further improve cardiac output by decreasing peripheral vascular resistance (afterload) and reducing left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (preload). However, the patient’s blood pressure must be adequate to support nitroprusside therapy and must be monitored closely.
Mechanical-assist techniques
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical-assist device that attempts to improve coronary artery perfusion and decrease cardiac workload. The inflatable balloon pump is surgically inserted through the femoral artery into the descending thoracic aorta.
Once in place, the balloon inflates during diastole to increase coronary artery perfusion pressure and deflates before systole (before the aortic valve opens) to decrease resistance to ejection (afterload) and therefore lessen cardiac workload. Improved ventricular ejection, which significantly improves cardiac output, and a subsequent vasodilation in the peripheral vasculature lead to lower preload volume.
When drug therapy and IABP insertion fail, treatment may require an experimental device —the ventricular assist pump or the artificial heart.
UNDER STUDY: Immediate reperfusion is an invasive intervention that shows some promise for patients with cardiogenic shock. An emergency left-sided heart catheterization is performed. If the patient has a treatable lesion, either an immediate percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or a coronary artery bypass graft is performed.
Electric shock:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Immediate emergency treatment includes carefully separating the victim from the current source, quickly assessing vital functions, and instituting emergency measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation.
To separate the victim from the current source, immediately turn it off or unplug it. If this isn’t possible, pull the victim free with a nonconductive device, such as a loop of dry cloth or rubber, a dry rope, or a leather belt.
Emergency measures
After separating the victim from the current source, begin emergency treatment as follows:
❑ Quickly assess vital functions. If you don’t detect a pulse or breathing, start CPR at once. Continue until vital signs return or emergency help arrives with a defibrillator and other life-support equipment. Then monitor the patient’s cardiac rhythm continuously and obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram.
❑ Because internal tissue destruction may be much greater than indicated by skin damage, give lactated Ringer’s solution I.V. to maintain a urine output of 50 to 100 ml/hour. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter, and send the first specimen to the laboratory.
❑ Measure intake and output hourly, and watch for tea- or port wine–colored urine, which occurs when coagulation necrosis and tissue ischemia liberate myoglobin and hemoglobin. These proteins can precipitate in the renal tubules, causing tubular necrosis and renal shutdown. To prevent this, give mannitol and furosemide.
Hypovolemic shock:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Emergency treatment measures must include prompt and adequate blood and fluid replacement to restore intravascular volume and raise blood pressure. Normal saline solution or lactated Ringer’s solution and then possibly plasma proteins (albumin) or other plasma expanders may produce adequate volume expansion until whole blood can be matched. A rapid solution infusion system can provide these crystalloids or colloids at high flow rates. Application of a pneumatic antishock garment may be helpful. Treatment may also include oxygen administration, identification of bleeding site, control of bleeding by direct measures (such as application of pressure and elevation of an extremity) and, possibly, surgery.
Fever:
Nursing considerations
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
Regularly monitor the patient’s temperature, and record it on a chart for easy follow-up of the temperature curve. Provide increased fluid and nutritional intake. When administering a prescribed antipyretic, minimize resultant chills and diaphoresis by following a regular dosage schedule. Promote patient comfort by maintaining a stable room temperature and providing frequent changes of bedding and clothing. Prepare the patient for laboratory tests, such as complete blood count and cultures of blood, urine, sputum, and wound drainage.
Patient teaching
If the patient hasn’t been admitted to the facility, ask him to measure his oral temperature at home and record the time and value. Explain that fever is a response to an underlying condition that plays an important role in fighting infection. For this reason, advise him not to take an antipyretic until his body temperature reaches 101° F (38.3° C). Discuss signs and symptoms related to dehydration and when to notify the physician.
Fever:
Emergency Actions
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
If you detect a fever higher than 106° F (41.1° C), take the patient’s other vital signs and determine his level of consciousness (LOC). Administer an antipyretic and begin rapid cooling measures: Apply ice packs to the axillae and groin, give tepid sponge baths, or apply a hypothermia blanket. These methods may evoke a cooling response; to prevent this, constantly monitor the patient’s rectal temperature.
Purpura:
Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
Reassure the patient that purpuric lesions aren’t permanent and will fade if the underlying cause can be successfully treated. Warn him not to use cosmetic fade creams or other products in an attempt to reduce pigmentation
Purpura:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ Prepare the patient for diagnostic tests, including a peripheral blood smear, bone marrow examination, and blood tests to determine platelet count, bleeding and coagulation times, capillary fragility, clot retraction, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, and fibrinogen levels.
▪ If the patient has a hematoma, apply pressure and cold compresses initially to help reduce bleeding and swelling. After the first 24 hours, apply hot compresses to help speed blood absorption.
Patient teaching
▪ Explain the underlying cause and treatment plan.
▪ Reassure the patient that purpuric lesions aren't permanent and will fade if the underlying cause can be successfully treated.
▪ Warn the patient not to use cosmetic fade creams or other products in an attempt to reduce pigmentation.
Fever [Pyrexia]:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ Regularly monitor and record the patient's temperature.
▪ Provide increased fluid and nutritional intake.
▪ When administering a prescribed antipyretic, minimize chills and diaphoresis by following a regular dosage schedule.
▪ Promote patient comfort by maintaining a stable room temperature and providing frequent changes of bedding and clothing.
▪ For high fevers, initiate treatment with a hypothermia blanket.
▪ Prepare the patient for laboratory tests, such as complete blood count and cultures of blood, urine, sputum, and wound drainage.
Patient teaching
▪ Instruct the patient about the proper way to take an oral temperature at home.
▪ Emphasize the importance of increased fluid intake.
▪ Discuss the proper use of antipyretics and antibiotics.
▪ Teach signs and symptoms that require immediate medical attention.
Discussion of treatments for Dengue fever:
Dengue Fever: NIAID (Excerpt)
There is no specific treatment for dengue fever, and most people recover completely within 2 weeks. To help with recovery, health care experts recommend
- Getting plenty of bed rest.
- Drinking lots of fluids.
- Taking medicine to reduce fever.
CDC advises people with dengue fever not to take aspirin. Acetaminophen or other over-the-counter pain-reducing medicines are safe for most people.
HOW CAN DENGUE FEVER BE PREVENTED?
The best way to prevent dengue fever is to take special precautions to avoid contact with mosquitoes. Several dengue vaccines are being developed, but none is likely to be licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the next few years.
When outdoors in an area where dengue fever has been found,
- Use a mosquito repellant containing DEET.
- Dress in protective clothing—long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks, and shoes.
Because Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during the day, be sure to use precautions especially during early morning hours before daybreak and in the late afternoon before dark.
Other precautions include
- Keep unscreened windows and doors closed.
- Keep window and door screens repaired.
- Get rid of areas where mosquitoes breed, such as standing water in flower pots or discarded tires.
CAN DENGUE FEVER LEAD TO OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS?
Most people who develop dengue fever recover completely within two weeks. Some, however, may go through several weeks of feeling tired and/or depressed.
Others develop severe bleeding problems. This complication, dengue hemorrhagic fever, is a very serious illness which can lead to shock (very low blood pressure) and is sometimes fatal, especially in children and young adults.
NIAID RESEARCH
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are trying to develop a vaccine against dengue by modifying an existing vaccine for yellow fever. Researchers in NIAID laboratories in Bethesda, Maryland, are using weakened and harmless versions of dengue viruses as potential vaccine candidates against dengue and related viruses.
Other researchers supported by NIAID are investigating ways to prevent dengue viruses from reproducing inside mosquitoes.
Because dengue virus has only recently emerged as a growing global threat, scientists know little about how the virus infects cells and causes disease. New research is beginning to shed light on how the virus interacts with humans — how it damages cells and how the human immune system responds to dengue virus invasion.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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U.S. National Library of Medicine
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World Health Organization
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http://www.who.int/
(Source: excerpt from Dengue Fever: NIAID)
Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Questions and Answers: DVBID (Excerpt)
There is no specific medication for treatment of a dengue infection. Persons who think they have dengue should use analgesics (pain relievers) with acetaminophen and avoid those containing aspirin. They should also rest, drink plenty of fluids, and consult a physician. (Source: excerpt from Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Questions and Answers: DVBID)
Spotlight on: Preventing Dengue and Dengue Hemmorhagic Fever: DVBID (Excerpt)
There is no specific medication to cure dengue. Patients should get rest
and take plenty of liquids to maintain hydration; they may need acetaminophen
(not aspirin) for fever and pain control.
Severe cases require prompt treatment with intravenous fluids. Persons
exhibiting signs of hemorrhage (bleeding) while/after being in a dengue
transmission area should seek medical attention. (Source: excerpt from Spotlight on: Preventing Dengue and Dengue Hemmorhagic Fever: DVBID)
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