How long it will take to recover when one platellets get down?
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Answer:The fever remains for 3–4 days .
The platelet count shows a decreasing trend in the first week after which it keeps on increasing.
(Exception : if the level of virus in the body is still high even after one week( NS1 antigen positive after one week), then platelet might remain on lower side)
Yes, platelet counts do fluctuate; there is complex pathogenesis behind that.
How long will it take : (depends upon patient's condition)
For all the symptoms to disappear - few days to weeks.
Weakness - one to two months.
Full recovery is delayed in dengue hemorrhagic patient and dengue shock patient.
Give your father a lot of fluid in the form of ORS, fruit juice, water, coconut water.
Plain home cooked food till his platelet levels return to normal level (1.5–4 lacs).
Complete bed rest for faster recovery.
Avoid oily food/spicy food if liver function tests are abnormal.
Breathing exercise if fluid had collected around the lung (if pleural effusion was present ).
And make sure, he doesnt get infected by dengue virus again in the coming months.
Pharmaceutical preparation for increasing platelets :
Jumplat tablet
Uplat tablet
Caripril tablet
These can be given to increase platelets.
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