Saturday, May 9, 2009

10 things you ought to know about dengue

1. Fever will last for about 5-7 days

2. Nausea, sweat, giddy, joint pain, vomit are some of the common symptoms.

3. Platelet count below 150 are only counted dengue.

4. Drink 100 plus, more 100 plus and more 100 plus.

5. No medication other than to be put on Sodium Chloride drips and your won antibodies

6. Fever will come on and off, ranging from 37.5 to 39oC.

7. Your platelet will only drop on the 3rd day of fever

8.If you have 2nd round of dengue, the platelet count will drop further and lower than before

9. Its very boring just to lie down in hospital to be monitored.

10. It's just simply plain costly to have your blood check every day!

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