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Dengue fever Kiswahili: homa ya ndengi

From Wikidata and MedlinePlus; a guide, not a diagnosis. · ICD-10 code A97

Usual symptoms

  • Headaches
  • Tiredness that rest does not fix
  • Vomiting
  • Bleeding that is hard to stop, or bleeding from unusual places
  • Nausea (feeling sick)
  • Bradycardia
  • Loss of appetite
  • Muscle aches
  • Joint pain
  • Adynamia
  • Swollen glands (lumps in the neck, armpits or groin)
  • A rash of flat red patches with small bumps

Having some of these does not mean you have this condition: many conditions share the same symptoms.

Who to see

  • A clinic for infections

Related health checks

Fever check · Protection check: tests and vaccines

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  • Chikungunya MedlinePlus
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