Dengue-Sadhaura MLA with low platelet count was admitted; now discharged
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Renu Bala, Congress MLA from Sadhaura Assembly segment of Yamunanagar who was suffering from dengue , has been discharged from OJAS super sociality hospital, Panchkula on Sunday.
The MLA was admitted in Ojas on Thursday with low platelet count of 20,000. Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja visited Ojas on Friday to inquire about her health.
Renu was treated by a team of specialist doctors at hospital. Dr. Sonu Goyal treating medical specialist said that low platelet count in dengue was a bit worry but after treatment and observation at Ojas she was discharged today with platelet count of 68000 which was on increasing trend.
Symptoms of Dengue Fever
Symptoms, which usually begin four to six days after infection and last for up to 10 days, may include
Sudden, high fever
Severe headaches
Pain behind the eyes
Severe joint and muscle pain
Fatigue
Nausea
Vomiting
Skin rash, which appears two to five days after the onset of fever
Mild bleeding (such a nose bleed, bleeding gums, or easy bruising)
Dengue
Dengue (pronounced DENgee) fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. These viruses are related to the viruses that cause West Nile infection and yellow fever.
An estimated 400 million dengue infections occur worldwide each year, with about 96 million resulting in illness. Most cases occur in tropical areas of the world, with the greatest risk occurring in:
- The Indian subcontinent
- Southeast Asia
- Southern China
- Taiwan
- The Pacific Islands
- The Caribbean (except Cuba and the Cayman Islands)
- Mexico
- Africa
- Central and South America (except Chile, Paraguay, and Argentina)
