Symptoms & Treatment

Dengue can either be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms it all depends. Those symptoms include; fever, headache, muscle and joint pains and a characteristic rash. Dengue Fever can develop Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome. Symptoms usually start 4-7 days after the mosquito bite and last 3-10 days. There is no initial treatment, though doctors recommend acetaminophen for the symptomatic fever and aspirin and corticosteriods should be advised for mild side effects. On top of there being no initial treatment, there is no cure, so you have a 50% chance of living and a 50% chance of dying.