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Dengue fever

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Dengue fever
Dengue fever
Mosquito, adult feeding on the skin
Mosquito, adult feeding on the skin
Alternative Names

O'nyong-nyong fever; Dengue-like disease; Breakbone fever


Treatment

Rehydration is necessary if dehydration is evident. The high fever can be treated with acetaminophen (avoid aspirin).


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Expectations (prognosis)

Full recovery is expected.


Complications

Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if you have been traveling in an area where dengue fever is known to occur and have developed symptoms suggested above.


Review Date: 06/09/2005
Reviewed By: Camille Kotton, MD, Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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