What type of rash is dengue?

What type of rash is dengue?

Rash in dengue fever is a maculopapular or macular confluent rash over the face, thorax, and flexor surfaces, with islands of skin sparing. The rash typically begins on day 3 and persists 2-3 days.

What is hemorrhage dengue?

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF): A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage (bleeding) and circulatory collapse (shock).

What type of disease is dengue?

Dengue virus disease (dengue fever, or ‘dengue’) is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world including Africa, Asia, South America and occasionally, some parts of northern Queensland.

What is the difference between dengue virus and dengue fever?

Introduction. Dengue fever is a viral infectious disease caused by dengue virus (DENV), which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes to humans and primates (Bhatt et al., 2013). The clinical symptoms of human infection with DENV are dengue fever, headache, musculoskeletal joint pain, skin rash, and so on.

What does dengue rash look like?

A flat, red rash may appear over most of the body 2 to 5 days after the fever starts. A second rash, which looks like the measles, appears later in the disease. Infected people may have increased skin sensitivity and are very uncomfortable.

What causes hemorrhage in dengue?

While the etiology of hemorrhage in patients with dengue is poorly understood, mild hemorrhagic manifestations might be due to increased capillary fragility as a result of thrombocytopenia or platelet dysfunction.

How does dengue hemorrhagic fever occur?

Dengue hemorrhagic fever can occur when someone is bitten by an infected mosquito or exposed to infected blood. Mosquitoes are the most common cause. There are four different types of the dengue virus. Once you contract one of the viruses, you develop immunity to that virus for the rest of your life.

How is dengue hemorrhagic fever diagnosed?

If an infection is suspected, you will get a blood test to check for the dengue virus. During a blood test, a health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm, using a small needle. After the needle is inserted, a small amount of blood will be collected into a test tube or vial.