Signs that the baby is about to recover from dengue fever

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After about 7 days, the baby with dengue fever will show signs of being cured, including no fever, more bowel movements, better appetite and improvement in paraclinical indicators.

1. Can dengue fever go away on its own?

Dengue fever will mostly go away on its own (like a viral infection). However, in some cases, dangerous complications appeared, such as shock, blood clotting disorders, bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, genitals, damage to many organs such as liver, brain, kidney, heart. The rate of complications accounts for 3-5% of the total cases of pediatric dengue fever.
Parents need to recognize the warning signs of severe dengue fever to take their children to the hospital in time. Accordingly, when the baby has a fever for more than 2 days, there are signs of severe abdominal pain, restlessness, rolling around, nosebleeds (nosebleeds), bleeding gums (especially when brushing teeth), vomiting blood, black stools, cold extremities, the baby just lies in one place not playing..., must take him to the hospital as soon as possible to handle complications.
Usually, if there are no complications, parents will notice signs that the baby is about to recover from dengue fever.

2. How long does dengue fever take to heal?

Normally, the course of dengue fever usually lasts from 2 to 7 days. The most dangerous stage is usually around the fourth and fifth day of fever: The child is always in a state of fatigue, little urine, restlessness, light fast pulse, low blood pressure, maybe even the pulse and blood pressure can't be measured. manifestations of vascular collapse).
Usually at the end of the 6th day, the beginning of the 7th day, the baby will start to recover, at this stage, it is important not to give fluids to the baby. In most cases, after 11-12 days, if there are no complications, it is a sign of having recovered from dengue fever.

3. Signs of being cured of dengue fever

Baby's fever is gone. A high fever of 39-40oC continuously for 2-3 days is a warning sign that the child has dengue fever and needs to be transferred to the hospital to see a doctor. Usually, the first 3 days is a dangerous period that causes a child to have a high fever continuously and the next 2-3 days is the time when dangerous complications are likely to appear.
If more than 1 week has passed since the onset of fever, but you notice that the child's fever is gone, the body is gradually getting healthier, playing more, it is a sign that dengue fever is about to be cured.
More bowel movements Dengue causes severe dehydration of the body, the amount of urine excreted becomes very little, only a fraction of what it usually is. That's why children with dengue fever need to be replenished with water, electrolytes or fluids to replenish the loss.
When the baby can pass urine with more urine and almost reaches the same amount as before the dengue fever, it is also a sign that the dengue fever is about to recover in the child.
Eat better Babies with dengue fever, whether severe or mild, make the body very tired and lose their appetite, even they can't eat anything, only drink water and slurp porridge because they are too exhausted.
If the baby wants to eat, craves food, asks for food again or eats better, it means that the baby is recovering and about to recover from dengue fever.
No more new hemorrhagic spots From the onset of fever to the appearance of hemorrhagic rashes on the body is about 2-3 days. After about 3-4 days, the hemorrhagic spots will continuously appear and become more and more dense, causing the baby to be itchy and uncomfortable. It is one of the signs that the baby's disease is still progressing.
The sign of getting rid of dengue fever is when the baby's body does not have any new hemorrhagic spots.
Improvement on subclinical Signs of recovery from dengue fever can also be expressed through laboratory results. Through blood tests, hematological indicators gradually return to normal, only the platelet count may still be low, but will return to normal after 2 weeks at the latest.

4. Note when treating dengue fever for children

When the child has a high fever, taking fever-reducing medicine does not lower it, parents can use a warm towel to wipe the baby to help cool down the body temperature. Accordingly, you can use slightly warm water (used to bathe the baby) with 5 small towels squeezed dry, placed on both sides of the groin, armpits, the remaining towel wipe all over the baby. Stop cleaning when the body temperature is 38.5oC.
If the child has taken fever-reducing medicine and actively cleaned the child, but the fever still does not come down (always above 39oC), parents should take the child to a medical facility to be examined by a doctor for appropriate treatment.
Parents can recognize the signs of the end of dengue fever when they see that the child's fever is gone, his condition is getting better, he has started to have an appetite, hemodynamic stability, and he starts urinating more. Pediatric patients may have bradycardia and ECG changes.
Even though they have noticed signs of getting rid of dengue fever, parents should still give their children rest and monitor them more to avoid cases of dengue fever that may recur, making the disease worse.
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