What should you know about dengue range?

Some people have fever with headache, muscle aches, joint pain, chills, nausea, or tiredness and recover with supportive care. Others develop warning signs as fever changes, including severe abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, bleeding, easy bruising, unusual drowsiness, restlessness, breathing difficulty, or reduced urine. The number or intensity of symptoms is not a reliable measure of risk. Children and people with other health problems may need closer observation.

Rest and drink small, frequent amounts if you are alert and able to swallow. Keep a written record of temperature, fluids, urine, vomiting, pain, and bleeding. Use only medicines recommended for you, and check before taking a new pain reliever. Contact a GP Consultation service for assessment when dengue is possible, particularly after travel or mosquito exposure.

Go for urgent assessment if you faint, become confused or unusually sleepy, cannot keep fluids down, pass very little urine, have severe abdominal pain, bleed, bruise easily while worsening, feel extremely weak, or have trouble breathing. Urgency is based on these red flags and your overall condition, not on whether your fever is high.

Ask where your symptoms fit within the possible range, how often to check on yourself, which fluids and medicines are suitable, and what follow-up is needed.