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Dengue Fever Learning Center
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Febrile convulsions; Severe dehydration;
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The prognosis for uncomplicated dengue fever is very good, and almost 100% of patients fully recover. However, as many as 6–30% of all patients die when DHF occurs. The death rate is especially high among the youngest patients (under one year old)...
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Dehydration means your body does not have as much water and fluids as it should. Dehydration can be caused by losing too much fluid, not drinking enough water or fluids, or both. Vomiting and diarrhea are common causes. Infants and children are mo...
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A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. These convulsions occur without any brain or spinal cord infection or other nervous system (neurologic) cause.
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Febrile seizures are convulsions of sudden onset due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain that is caused by fever . Fever is a condition in which body temperature is elevated above normal (generally above 100.4°F [38°C]).
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Febrile seizures are the most common type of convulsions in infants or small children and are triggered by fever. It is not in the strict sense an epilepsy syndrome but rather a symptom of a febrile illness, and it normally affects children betwee...
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