Comments on: Dengue Fever Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hilda http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1487 Hilda Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:37:03 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1487 well so good to read all the posts. I have recently returned from Bali and started getting sick the day we returned sudden onset of chills very cold feet and goose bumps took some panadol went to sleep and had to get ready to catch our plane but really didnt want to move. By the time i got through immigration my friend said i looked grey and she was very worried about me i took some more Panadol.Saturday i had high fever but rallied forth, Sunday i felt terrible everything tasted terrible and metallic, i became very nauseated and started vomiting/dry wretching. Went to see a dr who was useless and because i am a health professional then was reluctant to seek further help. On the Tuesday so five days post onset my temperature was down but i had a fine red rash people kept asking me if i was sunburnt but i wasnt, i thought i would go shopping as xmas was looming. I felt very shaky and my daughter and i went to get food and i collapsed in the retaurant. I got a wheelchair back to the car and she drove me to Fremantle Hospital, they were amazing and knew exactly what was wrong i was severly dehydrated and an IV was commenced, then i collapsed again. It was a very scary time i was in hospital for three days. Today I decided to return to work so 20 days post onset I lasted until lunch time then came home and collapsed in a heap. I keep breaking out in a sweat and feel soooo lethargic. I have decided not to go to work tomorrow and see how i am on Monday but it is just a day by day thing and i dont have much sick leave, I have been to Bali seven times and this has severely knocked my confidence with going back. I think i was bitten up near Kintamani in the north three days before onset of symptons.I will much more mosquito wary if i go back. well so good to read all the posts. I have recently returned from Bali and started getting sick the day we returned sudden onset of chills very cold feet and goose bumps took some panadol went to sleep and had to get ready to catch our plane but really didnt want to move. By the time i got through immigration my friend said i looked grey and she was very worried about me i took some more Panadol.Saturday i had high fever but rallied forth, Sunday i felt terrible everything tasted terrible and metallic, i became very nauseated and started vomiting/dry wretching. Went to see a dr who was useless and because i am a health professional then was reluctant to seek further help. On the Tuesday so five days post onset my temperature was down but i had a fine red rash people kept asking me if i was sunburnt but i wasnt, i thought i would go shopping as xmas was looming. I felt very shaky and my daughter and i went to get food and i collapsed in the retaurant. I got a wheelchair back to the car and she drove me to Fremantle Hospital, they were amazing and knew exactly what was wrong i was severly dehydrated and an IV was commenced, then i collapsed again. It was a very scary time i was in hospital for three days. Today I decided to return to work so 20 days post onset I lasted until lunch time then came home and collapsed in a heap. I keep breaking out in a sweat and feel soooo lethargic. I have decided not to go to work tomorrow and see how i am on Monday but it is just a day by day thing and i dont have much sick leave, I have been to Bali seven times and this has severely knocked my confidence with going back. I think i was bitten up near Kintamani in the north three days before onset of symptons.I will much more mosquito wary if i go back.

]]> By: Leanne Stansbury http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1478 Leanne Stansbury Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:24:06 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1478 Hi everyone I got Dengue in Fiji in 2008 and it was awful! We were living over there at the time and I just had to get on a plane and come home I was so ill with it. As horrible as it was in the acute phase, I still feel under par. Have a recurring infection in my ears and my vision and hearing have deteriorated. There is very little information about the long term effects (except most websites say there aren't any long term effects). Try to avoid it if you possibly can as the repercussions for my life have been pretty bad. Hi everyone

I got Dengue in Fiji in 2008 and it was awful! We were living over there at the time and I just had to get on a plane and come home I was so ill with it. As horrible as it was in the acute phase, I still feel under par. Have a recurring infection in my ears and my vision and hearing have deteriorated. There is very little information about the long term effects (except most websites say there aren’t any long term effects). Try to avoid it if you possibly can as the repercussions for my life have been pretty bad.

]]> By: Chris Mc http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1476 Chris Mc Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:38:29 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1476 Dear Terri, The doctor who informed you that you won't get it again will need to do more research on the matter. You can't catch the same strain again but you can most definatley catch any one of the other four remaining strains and this is where the danger lies. If you catch one of the other strains the risk of haemoragic shock is exceptionally high. I work for a medical centre in the southwest of Western Australia, two of the doctors here specialise in tropical medicines and both have recomended that I don't travel to Bali if there is a higher than normal infection rate in Dengue fever. I contracted dengue in dec 2009 with more than 400 cases reported that year, 20 is normal. And don't go in the wet season. Dear Terri, The doctor who informed you that you won’t get it again will need to do more research on the matter. You can’t catch the same strain again but you can most definatley catch any one of the other four remaining strains and this is where the danger lies. If you catch one of the other strains the risk of haemoragic shock is exceptionally high. I work for a medical centre in the southwest of Western Australia, two of the doctors here specialise in tropical medicines and both have recomended that I don’t travel to Bali if there is a higher than normal infection rate in Dengue fever. I contracted dengue in dec 2009 with more than 400 cases reported that year, 20 is normal. And don’t go in the wet season.

]]> By: rebekah quagliaro http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1474 rebekah quagliaro Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1474 i just returned home from thailand- phuket on the 5th dec 2011 i started getting sever diarehoa yesterday and this morning at 2am i woke up and couldnt slep with intense nausea- NO VOMMITING worst part!!! i got eaten alive in the first few days - sand fleas or mosquitos i never seen them, but my whole arms n feet were covered whole trip. could this hasve given me the dengue virus?? i just returned home from thailand- phuket on the 5th dec 2011 i started getting sever diarehoa yesterday and this morning at 2am i woke up and couldnt slep with intense nausea- NO VOMMITING worst part!!! i got eaten alive in the first few days – sand fleas or mosquitos i never seen them, but my whole arms n feet were covered whole trip. could this hasve given me the dengue virus??

]]> By: Daniel http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1465 Daniel Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:42:12 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1465 Hi, I contracted Dengue fever 2 years ago in THAILAND. i have not yet fully recovered. I have constant fatigue and havent really been able to exert myself physically without feeling lethargic. I have, what i have now diagnosed as Post Dengue Disorder. I have had 2 relapses in the past 8 weeks. I am now on my 3rd day off work and just had blood tests done yesterday. I have also come to the realisation the, so called DOCTORS have no idea about Dengue, because it a condition that has not been taught to them. Dengue is a disease you have to experience and learn. The post symptoms can be quite severe but also very subtle. 3 days ago I went for a 5 km Run and felt great . The next day I awoke feeling very lethargic and sore muscles, very tired( could not keep my eyes open). The more you talk or exert energy the subtle symptoms show themselves , soreness in sinesses and under eyes, light headedness and dizziness, with a constant felling of pressure at front of head. I had one night of uncomfortable legs ( This is where you keep moving your legs when you are trying to sleep because of an uncomfortable sensation through your body). A constant headache which there is no cure for. Don't bother taking medication because it doesn't work. You have to ride it out. One thing I have noticed that does help with the symptoms of Dengue is Coffee. I think the properties in coffee give relief. I am not sure if these reoccuring symptoms will ever go away. Once you have Dengue Fever you will always have Dengue Fever. You just have to accept it and deal with the post effects when they hit. Hi,
I contracted Dengue fever 2 years ago in THAILAND. i have not yet fully recovered. I have constant fatigue and havent really been able to exert myself physically without feeling lethargic. I have, what i have now diagnosed as Post Dengue Disorder. I have had 2 relapses in the past 8 weeks. I am now on my 3rd day off work and just had blood tests done yesterday. I have also come to the realisation the, so called DOCTORS have no idea about Dengue, because it a condition that has not been taught to them. Dengue is a disease you have to experience and learn. The post symptoms can be quite severe but also very subtle. 3 days ago I went for a 5 km Run and felt great . The next day I awoke feeling very lethargic and sore muscles, very tired( could not keep my eyes open). The more you talk or exert energy the subtle symptoms show themselves , soreness in sinesses and under eyes, light headedness and dizziness, with a constant felling of pressure at front of head. I had one night of uncomfortable legs ( This is where you keep moving your legs when you are trying to sleep because of an uncomfortable sensation through your body). A constant headache which there is no cure for. Don’t bother taking medication because it doesn’t work. You have to ride it out. One thing I have noticed that does help with the symptoms of Dengue is Coffee. I think the properties in coffee give relief. I am not sure if these reoccuring symptoms will ever go away. Once you have Dengue Fever you will always have Dengue Fever. You just have to accept it and deal with the post effects when they hit.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1454 Bryan Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:45:55 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1454 Hi everybody, Just arrived home from Thailand and 3.5days later was stricken with a servere fever-over 40c-rash and aches and pains-unfortunately for me the rash has developed into Psoriasis leaving me with a semi permanent cover of skin complaint. All symptomns are as described and Doctor informs me it takes anything upto 18 months to clear your system. Worst case senario from the Doctor was continuous blood tests and NO Alcohol for at least 3-4 months. I am lucky I suppose 1 out of nine who wnet on the trip and I got it. Hi everybody,
Just arrived home from Thailand and 3.5days later was stricken with a servere fever-over 40c-rash and aches and pains-unfortunately for me the rash has developed into Psoriasis leaving me with a semi permanent cover of skin complaint.
All symptomns are as described and Doctor informs me it takes anything upto 18 months to clear your system. Worst case senario from the Doctor was continuous blood tests and NO Alcohol for at least 3-4 months.
I am lucky I suppose 1 out of nine who wnet on the trip and I got it.

]]> By: faryal hussain http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1440 faryal hussain Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:57:11 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1440 Sorry to contradict but I am from Lahore , Pakistan where we have the worst dengue epidemic right now . The sad part is that atleast 10 people are dying everyday and that is the official number . The dengue virus spreads if an ordinary mosquito bites an infected person and than a healthy person. That is one of the reasons for the severe epidemic in our area. Sorry to contradict but I am from Lahore , Pakistan where we have the worst dengue epidemic right now . The sad part is that atleast 10 people are dying everyday and that is the official number . The dengue virus spreads if an ordinary mosquito bites an infected person and than a healthy person. That is one of the reasons for the severe epidemic in our area.

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1439 Genevieve Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:34:34 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1439 2days after I returned from Borneo I developed high temperature,headache,nausea, dreadful taste in mouth and small amount of blood each time I blew my nose. Went to GP feeling very Ill next day. She wrote up request form for blood tests then rang Registrar at Royal North Shore Hospital to see if she should add any more. He advised test for Dengue Fever. 2 days later I went to Emergency as illness had sent heart into arrhythmia (pre existing condition exacerbated by severe stress to body - won't happen to other people.) Doctors were puzzled as to why I was so sick until GP phoned next day to say blood tests showed Dengue Fever. The acute stage of DF progressed daily with vomiting, diarrhea, red rash, very painful swollen hands and feet with rash. Ached all over. Very, very ill. There is no treatment only Panadol to help reduce fever, saline drip for some days, Maxolon to help with nausea and antihistamines to help with itchy,painful swollen hands. Now in lethargy/weakness stage 3 weeks after acute stage finished. Do everything you can to prevent being bitten by these mossquitos. It is a nightmare going through this, thinking you are going to die. 2days after I returned from Borneo I developed high temperature,headache,nausea, dreadful taste in mouth and small amount of blood each time I blew my nose. Went to GP feeling very Ill next day. She wrote up request form for blood tests then rang Registrar at Royal North Shore Hospital to see if she should add any more. He advised test for Dengue Fever. 2 days later I went to Emergency as illness had sent heart into arrhythmia (pre existing condition exacerbated by severe stress to body – won’t happen to other people.) Doctors were puzzled as to why I was so sick until GP phoned next day to say blood tests showed Dengue Fever. The acute stage of DF progressed daily with vomiting, diarrhea, red rash, very painful swollen hands and feet with rash. Ached all over. Very, very ill. There is no treatment only Panadol to help reduce fever, saline drip for some days, Maxolon to help with nausea and antihistamines to help with itchy,painful swollen hands. Now in lethargy/weakness stage 3 weeks after acute stage finished. Do everything you can to prevent being bitten by these mossquitos. It is a nightmare going through this, thinking you are going to die.

]]> By: kmr http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1437 kmr Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:27:36 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1437 You can definatly get dengue more than once... it is suppsed to worsen/higher risk of hemorragic each time u get it... Ive had it three times and it sux... I have been sick for four months now and the doctors cannot pinpoint whats wrong. Be careful, wear lots of bug repellant during the day - thats when dengue bites!!!! You can definatly get dengue more than once… it is suppsed to worsen/higher risk of hemorragic each time u get it…
Ive had it three times and it sux… I have been sick for four months now and the doctors cannot pinpoint whats wrong. Be careful, wear lots of bug repellant during the day – thats when dengue bites!!!!

]]> By: Austin http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1433 Austin Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:25:59 +0000 http://www.travelvaccination.com.au/dengue-fever-symptoms-treatment-prevention/#comment-1433 Actually dengue fever can be gotten more than once, as there are a handful of different strains. Once you catch one strain, you cannot get that strain again, but other ones, you are still susceptible to. Actually dengue fever can be gotten more than once, as there are a handful of different strains. Once you catch one strain, you cannot get that strain again, but other ones, you are still susceptible to.

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