Many provinces in the Mekong Delta recorded a three-fold increase in the number of dengue fever cases in the same period last year, due to the early rain, heat and humidity that caused mosquitos to breed. Dong Thap recorded 1,640 dengue fever cases, an increase of more than 300% over the same period, of which […]
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Baby liver damage due to dengue shock
Ho Chi Minh CityCity Children’s Hospital received two 12-year-old children, with febrile shock with respiratory failure, blood clotting disorder, severe liver damage, in the past week. On May 2, doctor Nguyen Minh Tien, deputy director of the City Children’s Hospital, said that both children had high fevers continuously for 4-5 days, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, […]
Warning signs of severe dengue fever in young children – VnExpress
Sleeping a lot, urinating less, crying, stomach pain, vomiting, nosebleeds, bloody urine… are signs of severe dengue fever, need to take the child to the hospital immediately. Dengue fever can easily cause complications if it is subjective In the last 6 months of this year, the number of Dengue fever cases visiting and being hospitalized […]
How to prevent convulsions when children have high fever – VnExpress
When the child has a high fever, the mother takes fever-reducing medicine and stays by her side to prevent convulsions; If the child has a convulsion, lean to one side, an rectal medicine can be used. Ask: My 2-year-old baby often convulses when he has a high fever. If the baby has dengue fever, high […]
How to distinguish dengue fever from typhus, Covid-19 – VnExpress
Dengue fever often has a high fever, which does not decrease but has few accompanying symptoms, while Covid-19 often has cough and difficulty breathing; With typhus, the rash disappears when the skin is stretched. Confusing dengue fever with Covid-19 causes delayed hospitalization Doctor Truong Huu Khanh, former head of the Department of Neurological Infections, Children’s […]
Dengue fever in season in the North
Dengue fever cases increased rapidly in September in northern provinces, experts warned that the disease was in season. Ha Nam, Hanoi recorded a spike in the number of dengue cases in September. The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi received 88 dengue fever cases from September 10 to September 23. Every day, the hospital […]
The girl was shocked with dengue fever after Covid-19
Ho Chi Minh CityBeing isolated at home because of Covid-19, the 6-year-old girl suddenly had a high fever, fatigue, and a drop in blood pressure due to dengue shock. Doctor Nguyen Phuong Cat Vu, Department of Intensive Care, City Children’s Hospital, on September 16, said that her family is in the “Covid-19 red zone”, of […]
Newborn baby with liver damage due to dengue fever
Ho Chi Minh CityA 28-day-old girl, living in Ca Mau, after three days of fever, vomiting, regurgitation of milk, and bloody stools, many skin hemorrhages appeared. The local hospital doctor diagnosed the baby with dengue fever, platelets decreased several dozen times normal, liver enzymes increased, blood clotting disorders. Ultrasound showed pleural and peritoneal effusion. The […]