Any type of illness is a reason to worry when you are pregnant. If you happen to catch dengue, then you need to take proper treatment and rest to avoid severe complications.
There can be different stages of severity for dengue. The way you manage your condition and take care of yourself will determine how much harm the virus can cause.
Symptoms of Dengue:
When you are affected by dengue, you will observe the following symptoms, which are quite related to flu:
If the platelet count falls, the blood pressure goes low and you may experience bleeding. This condition is known as dengue hemorrhagic fever and can be life-threatening.
Dengue Risks to Your Baby:
There are some risk factors to your growing baby caused by dengue virus infection:
On an average, dengue is not known to cause any physical abnormalities in children. Also, there is no risk of passing the infection to your baby in the fetus. You have to, however, be careful to prevent infection from spreading to your newborn. In case you have dengue at the time of your delivery, your baby will be checked for symptoms like fever, low platelet count and rashes.
Management of Dengue in Pregnancy:
Management of dengue during pregnancy is quite similar to that in usual cases. You will be advised to undergo a blood test to check whether you are positive for dengue, and to determine the level of infection.
Prevention of Dengue:
To guard yourself from dengue fever during pregnancy, you must take the following precautions:
Remember that you are responsible for guarding your baby from dengue infection. Taking timely measures for safety will guarantee that you and your baby will be healthy.
-Medical Observer
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