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the condition worsens, medical appropriate treatment can help control
attention is needed. the complications.
Children and teens may not show any Some of the warning signs that call for
symptoms in milder forms of dengue. immediate medical help are often seen
Some may show mild symptoms, often in critical stages of dengue. The severe
between 4 days to 2 weeks, from being symptoms of dengue fever are often
bitten by the infected mosquito. The noted after the fever subsides. Some of
symptoms remain more or less the same those include:
as those in adults and usually resolve in
Heavy bleeding from nose or mouth
2 to 7 days in uncomplicated cases.
Bleeding under the skin or bruising like
Symptoms of dengue in babies may
red spots on skin
appear within 4 to 6 days after being
infected. There is sudden, high fever, Persistent vomiting and severe
with pain in eyes, headache and body abdominal pain
ache. Noticeable symptoms like nausea, Black stools with blood
vomiting, rashes on the skin may appear
Difficulty in breathing and other
after few days, including bleeding gums
respiratory problems
and mild nose bleed. However, in babies
too, there may be no symptoms in Pale and cold skin
milder forms of dengue or the Excessive fatigue, drowsiness, and
symptoms may not be well-identified. irritability
Also, as babies are unable to express
The warning signs clinically found,
their complaints, they must be properly
include liver enlargement, accumulation
evaluated.
of fluid in the abdomen, decrease in
In some cases, it may turn into a serious platelet count, reduced blood pressure
condition, which is potentially fatal. and sometimes organ failure. This is the
However, close monitoring, timely most critical stage of dengue infection
laboratory tests for dengue and and may last for 1 or 2 days.
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