Children struggle, vomit a lot when they have dengue fever, beware of severe illness

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The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Tran Thi Linh Chi - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Dengue fever is a dangerous infectious disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Young children are the main victims of the disease due to their immature immune systems. Parents need to be very careful when they see a child with a fever accompanied by headache, vomiting, rash, struggling... because then the disease has become severe.

1. What is Dengue fever?

The hot, humid weather and heavy rain make the risk of Hanoi Dengue fever outbreak, seriously affecting children's health if not detected and treated in time.
Dengue fever or Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus called Dengue. Dengue fever can be spread by mosquitoes that transmit the virus. Patients with dengue fever will have high fever, muscle and joint pain and rash, severe cases can cause bleeding, drop in blood pressure and shock, even death.
Up to the present time, there is still no specific medicine to treat dengue fever, but only symptomatic treatment such as fever reduction, rehydration, and active anti-shock. However, if the disease is mild, the patient can recover on his own after 1 week of illness.

2. Warning symptoms of dengue fever get worse

Although dengue can go away on its own after a week in cases of mild illness, parents need to be on the lookout for the disease to get worse and cause dangerous complications in their children. Symptoms of dengue fever in children that warn of a serious illness include:
The child has a high fever, over 40 degrees Celsius Has a headache, pain in the eyes, muscle and joint pain Nausea, vomiting a lot Mucous membrane bleeding Less urination Dengue fever in children from 3 days onwards will cause children to show signs of high fever, so many times parents mistakenly think that the child has a cold or a respiratory infection and treat it in the wrong way, making the disease worse. important.
Young children have a weak and immature immune system, so if they suspect that they have dengue fever, parents should take the child to a specialist hospital for an accurate assessment of the situation. In particular, if the child has a fever with warning signs of a severe illness of dengue fever such as vomiting a lot, struggling, etc., it must be actively monitored because it is likely to change seriously, at this time the virus will end. In combination with antibodies in patients to create an inflammatory reaction in the digestive tract and pharynx, in addition, when the liver is enlarged, it can compress the stomach and stimulate vomiting. Children vomiting a lot will lead to dehydration and electrolytes, if prolonged, the situation will be extremely dangerous.

3. How to treat dengue fever in children?

Dengue fever in children needs to be diagnosed and treated early, when children have a lot of vomiting, parents should calm down and persist in giving children water or eating fruits to rehydrate, so children should use it. liquid food, easy to digest and take the child to the hospital for examination and treatment.
In case the child has a mild case, it is possible to take care, treat, and reduce fever by wiping with warm water and monitoring at home. If the child has a fever for 2 days in a row without any improvement, the child must be hospitalized immediately. Absolutely do not arbitrarily give infusion to children with dengue fever at private clinics or unqualified medical facilities because it may complicate the condition of the disease.
Up to now, there is no specific treatment or vaccine for the 2019 dengue epidemic. Therefore, each family needs to actively prevent this disease by keeping the place and around the house clean, clearing bushes, spraying insecticides. Do not allow children to go to crowded places, where there is a dengue fever epidemic and places where there are many mosquitoes....
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