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Mosquito bite could be dengue
I was bit by a smaller sized black mosquito with white stripes, one a little above my wrist and another above my elbow on my forearm. Can it be dengue? I'm really worried
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Contact in case you develop fever...
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By seeing the clinical history you gave,I can't tell whether it's dengue mosquito or malaria mosquito or a normal one..unless until you get fever with rashes and bleeding gums and petechiae,no need to worry.. consult for more information.. Thankyou
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No worry till fever onset....consult immediately if feel feverish..,
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apply some cold cream or ice...and check for fever....
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Consult if u develop any fever.
Or bleeding tendencies.. rashes , bleeding gums etc
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No need to worry if u don't have symptoms... If you have fever then we can start with investigations
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Don't worry unless u r symptomatic
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Please wait. You should start worrying when you get fever.
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Dr. Sarika Rautwar
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Aurangabad
No need to worry
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Dehradun
Kindly consult
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Gurgaon
On the basis of your sign and symptom you are suffering from rashes due to mosquito bite.
Only on the basis of mosquito bite no one can decide the it is dengue.
As you know that best treatment will be depend on the correct diagnosis and correct dinosis depend on the complete history of the patient so take consultation from a doctor and give complete history of the patient so that correct diagnosis will be make and then best statement will be start.
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you can go some test like CBC and dengue ns1 antigen.
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you should follow good life style like a sufficient amount of water with ORS and electral to maintain salt and fluid balance.
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