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Educate travelers about the etiology, clinical manifestations, management, and prognosis of dengue. |
- Inform patients that:
- Dengue is transmitted by mosquito bites that can be unapparent or even go unnoticed
- Signs and symptoms of dengue fever can mimic a number of different viral diseases
- Although dengue often presents initially with fever and flu-like symptoms, it can evolve rapidly into a life-threatening disease
- It is very important to seek medical attention as soon as possible
- Management of severe dengue requires admission to an ICU for treatment and monitoring and may require major interventions, such as blood transfusion, mechanical ventilation, and hemodialysis
- An episode of dengue does not make them immune to further episodes of disease, and appropriate preventive measures should be followed during future travel to a dengue-endemic region
- Data on prognosis come primarily from resource-poor settings in Asia and Africa, and the prognosis may be better when patients are treated in modern ICUs
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Bandula Wijesiriwardena, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FCMSA, FRACP, FACP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Panduka Karunanayake, MD, MRCP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Suranjith L. Seneviratne, MD, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPath has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. |
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