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Dengue fever
My 10 year son has fever since 2 days. Got dengue in reports. 3rd day fever reduced. Platelets is 3lac.
Giving him water. Please tell me from which day it starts recovering . How will I know . Fever reduce is good or bad sign. Very worried.
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Dengue fever is just another viral infection spread by mosquito bites.
Platelets count start falling usually when fever is subsiding,i.e,4-5 th day.
Just keep a watch for rashes.
Counts below 40,000 are clinically significant,till then,nothing has to be done.
Ensure a healthy balanced diet and plenty of fluids.
Use paracetamol for fever,no other medicine.
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