Dengue Fever on the Rise: Symptoms, Cases, and Prevention – Ministry of Public Health

2023-06-19 12:29:17

Than LINE Thai Khu Fah

Monday, June 19, 2023

watch! The trend of “dengue fever is on the rise” with high fever, not detecting COVID, suspecting it is dengue

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Ministry of Public Health Revealing the situation of dengue fever this year. found that the number of patients increased According to data from 1 Jan. to 14 Jun. 2023, 21,457 cases of dengue fever were found, 3.3 times higher than the same period last year.

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The group of patients aged 5-14 years will find the most number of 7,331 cases and is a group with a high morbidity rate of 96.63 percent, most of which are in school age.

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What are the symptoms of the patient?

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• High fever, accompanied by muscle pain, bone pain, eye pain, abdominal pain, and vomiting.

• There are small red spots on arms, legs, torso.

• Scurvy.

• Irregular menstruation

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Therefore, during this period, if the patient has a “high fever” but does not have other respiratory symptoms such as cough or runny nose and ATK does not detect COVID-19 especially those with congenital disease, obesity and the elderly To suspect that it may be dengue fever. and do not take NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc.

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For children who are unable to tell their symptoms Parents must observe the symptoms closely. If taking antipyretics for 2 days and not getting better Be suspected that it may be dengue fever.

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