Hello Guys,
Sorry I have not been updating my blogs lately. As you can guess from the title, Yes I was hospitalized due to Denque Fever this last few weeks.
Denque fever is something new even to me. For everybody who doesn't know what it is, let me give a brief explanation.
Basically, a denque fever is an virus infection caused by a mosquito called Aedes Aegypti which resides in tropical country. Mostly will bit you during the day as most regular mosquitos will bit you during the night.
After you got bitten and if your body is not in top condition, you will get fever. A very high fever. In my case it was 40 degrees celcius. Because of this, it is very easy to misdiagnose the disease for Covid, which will give u a high fever too ( Although not as high as denque fever )
Because the high fever didn't come down, I went to get a blood test in which the result is not very good. I had a very high D DImer and a very high CRP. At that time I still thought that I got covid. When the 2nd night i reached 40,5 Degrees celcius, I rushed to the hospital Emergency Room and was admitted to covid room after around 4 hours waiting.
I spent 1 night there while my blood was tested and I did a PCR. The next day, my pcr result came back negative hence there were more blood work needed. Apparently after further testing, I have contracted the denque virus.
At that time, I was at the first phase of denque fever which is the Fever Stage. I had fever for 3 days and suddenly it was gone on the 3rd day.
The next phase of the denque fever is the critical stage. I suddenly didn't have fever and I felt much better. But my blood test result shows otherwise. My didimer keep rising and Trombosite keeps going down. This is the most critical phase. In this phase, denque fever can lead to Bloody denque fever or can go to the healing phase. Any bleeding or blood that come out of your body can be dangerous as it can be your blood plasma exploeding. In this phase, your body will be red and this is where you need to be on your bed 24/7
If you can keep your bed rest to the fullest, your body will go to the healing phase. In this phase you are not out of danger yet. You will get rash, sometimes nosebleed etc. The worst part of this phase is that you will feel itch all over your body. Some people will get itch in their hand, some will get itch on their feet. In my case, my hand was very itchy. I couldn't even sleep until 4 o' clock which in turn doesn't help with my healing.
After a few days, your trombosit will start to go up as well your White Blood Cell Count. You still get tired easily, but you can go back to your regular activities ( just in moderation ). I am now able to go back to work and do several light activities.
That's my experience with Denque Fever. I hope that my experience will give you some insight so that you know what to do if you get it.
Stay Healthy and stay Rationale !
