Do this during the recovery period after dengue fever

Diagnosing dengue fever must be done by a doctor because the symptoms are similar to other diseases such as malaria and typhoid fever (typhoid). If you get immediate medical attention, people with mild dengue will usually recover in about seven days. However, you need to pay attention to several things during recovery after dengue fever.

What should be considered when recovering after dengue fever?

When you are positive for mild dengue fever, there is actually no special treatment or care that needs to be done. Doctors usually recommend people with DHF to get plenty of rest and drink fluids.

After going through the critical period of dengue fever, people with dengue fever still need to do several things so that other health problems do not occur during the healing period.

1. Drink lots of water so you don't get dehydrated

During the recovery period, pay attention to certain symptoms of DHF such as dehydration because this is prone to occur in dengue fever patients. Contact a medical professional immediately if you experience symptoms such as:

• The frequency and amount of urine decreases
• There are no tears
• Dry mouth or lips
• Confusion
• Feeling cold

You must pay attention to the balance of fluids in the body during the recovery period after dengue fever. Not only water, you can also consume or provide other fluids that contain nutrients such as vitamin C and electrolytes.

Drinks that are high in vitamin C such as guava juice can help people with DHF recover faster because they can increase endurance as well as platelets in the blood.

2.Prevent severe dengue fever (

Dengue fever can get worse suddenly (also known as d engue hemorrhagic fever). This complication is unlikely. However, you still have to be vigilant and try to prevent this condition from happening. Especially if you or your family have one of the following risk factors:

• Having antibodies to the dengue virus with different serotypes (variations) if you have previously had dengue fever
• Are under 12 years of age
• Woman
• Weak immune system

The way to prevent this is to recognize the symptoms that may occur even though you have entered the post-dengue recovery stage, including:

• High fever
• There was damage to the blood vessels, bruises
• Nosebleed
• Bleeding gums
• Increased kidney size

Without proper action, severe dengue can be dangerous. Then, the bleeding symptoms from dengue fever mentioned above can also trigger it dengue shock syndrome.

3. Protecting the surrounding environment

During the post-dengue fever recovery period, you can start doing DHF prevention by keeping the environment clean. As you know, the dengue virus can spread through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti .

Unfortunately, there is no vaccine to prevent dengue fever. The best way now is to avoid bites and reduce the mosquito population Aedes.

Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, is a region that has a high risk of spreading the dengue hemorrhagic fever virus. Therefore, prevention needs to be done and can be done by:

• Using and utilizing insect repellent
• Expand using long sleeves
• Cut down on opening the windows of the house
• Use a mosquito net when sleeping outdoors

4. Increase body resistance during recovery after dengue fever

A study from American Society of Microbiology found that a strong immune system could be more effective against the dengue virus. Therefore, you can consider eating the types of food that are recommended for dengue patients.

Here are some types of nutrients and food sources that are beneficial to the immune system and are good for consumption during the healing period of dengue fever.

• Vitamin C: An essential nutrient that acts as an antioxidant while enhancing the immune system. For example guava, orange, and kiwi.
• Vitamin E: Maintaining vitamin E intake is important for maintaining a healthy immune system. For example wheat germ oil , sunflower seeds, and peanut butter.
• Omega-3 fatty acids: Includes essential fatty acids which function to prevent inflammation and keep the immune system working. Examples of food include salmon, sardines, anchovies, fish oil and soybeans.

After passing the critical period during dengue fever, you still need to take precautions for other health conditions to avoid complications of dengue. You need to consult a doctor to find out what risk factors you have in order to take appropriate and effective action.