Symptoms of Severe Dengue

Severe Dengue happens when the blood vessels are damaged and the count of platelets in the blood drops, which leads to internal bleeding, organ failure, and in some cases death of the patient. On a normal basis, severe dengue symptoms appear after 24-48 hours of fever. Following are the warning signs of severe dengue fever:

• Severe stomach ache
• Continuous vomiting
• Bleeding from gums and nose
• Internal bleeding under the skin
• Heavy breathing
• Restlessness
• Blood in urine, stool, or vomit
• Continuous abdominal pain

Dengue fever occurs because of the dengue virus spread by the bite of an infected mosquito (Aedes Species) female Aedes is the carrier of the dengue virus. In the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Till date, there is no proper treatment for dengue and severe dengue. These mosquitoes also transmit the chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika Virus.

The virus of dengue is classified under the family of Flaviviridae and has 4 closely related serotypes. Healing from dengue provides lifelong immunization from that particular serotype. Coming in contact with other serotype increase the possibility of developing severe dengue.