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Suggest Test To Determine Dengue
On December 20, I came back from Paraguay with flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with the flu. It has not gone completely away yet even though I have been treated with steroids and other antibiotics. I just got back from Paraguay again, and my wife (in Paraguay) was admitted to the hospital with dengue. She had the exact symptoms I had when my flu was first diagnosed (fever, pain behind the eyes, nausea, etc.). Is there a test to determine whether or not what I have/had is dengue vice the flu?
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
Hello dear
Understand your concern.
It is Viral disease caused by aedes mosquito bite.
Symptoms start three to fourteen days after infection.
Symptoms include: high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, skin rash.
Recovery generally takes less than two to seven days
In Severe case: bleeding due to low levels of blood platelets occurs.
Diagnosis is based on both symptoms and laboratory tests:
Symptoms: nausea, rash, vomiting
Low platelet count
Low WBC count
Metabolic acidosis
Positive tourniquet test: delayed capillary refilling
Laboratory tests:
1. cell cultures: for isolation of virus
2. nucleic acid detection by PCR: for early stage of disease,
3. viral antigen detection: NS1antigen, also used in early stage of
disease, 85-90% sensitive
4. specific antibodies: Used in later stage of disease
Ig M: primary infection
Ig G: in reinfection.
Hope this may help you.
Best regards
Dr. sagar
Understand your concern.
It is Viral disease caused by aedes mosquito bite.
Symptoms start three to fourteen days after infection.
Symptoms include: high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, skin rash.
Recovery generally takes less than two to seven days
In Severe case: bleeding due to low levels of blood platelets occurs.
Diagnosis is based on both symptoms and laboratory tests:
Symptoms: nausea, rash, vomiting
Low platelet count
Low WBC count
Metabolic acidosis
Positive tourniquet test: delayed capillary refilling
Laboratory tests:
1. cell cultures: for isolation of virus
2. nucleic acid detection by PCR: for early stage of disease,
3. viral antigen detection: NS1antigen, also used in early stage of
disease, 85-90% sensitive
4. specific antibodies: Used in later stage of disease
Ig M: primary infection
Ig G: in reinfection.
Hope this may help you.
Best regards
Dr. sagar
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