Consulting a doctor and taking a blood test are the fest steps to tackle dengue. (Agence-France Presse photo)
Doctors say most dengue cases can be managed in the outpatient departments of hospitals and only the most severe cases need hospitalisation.The World Health Organisation or WHO has released an advisory on the symptoms in patients that should lead to hospitalisation.
This is when hospitalisation is indicated:
If the patient is suffering from severe abdominal pain
If there is persistent vomiting, lethargy and restlessness
If there is an abrupt change from fever to hypothermia or a very low body temperature
If the patient begins to bleed or is looking pale.
If the patient's limbs are cold and clammy
If the liver seems enlarged on physical examination
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