Likewise, people ask, how do you assess for dengue?
If an infection is suspected, you will get a blood test to check for the dengue virus. During a blood test, a health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm, using a small needle. After the needle is inserted, a small amount of blood will be collected into a test tube or vial.
Similarly, what is the confirmatory test for dengue? For patients presenting during the first week after fever onset, diagnostic testing should include a test for dengue virus (rRT-PCR or NS1) and IgM. For patients presenting >1 week after fever onset, IgM detection is most useful, although NS1 has been reported positive up to 12 days after fever onset (Figure 3-01).
Considering this, what should you do if you suspect someone has dengue?
Immediately go to a local clinic or emergency room if you or a family member has any of the following symptoms.
- Belly pain, tenderness.
- Vomiting (at least 3 times in 24 hours)
- Bleeding from the nose or gums.
- Vomiting blood, or blood in the stool.
- Feeling tired, restless, or irritable.
How is dengue fever detected in the laboratory?
The diagnosis of dengue fever is usually confirmed in the laboratory by serologic tests on blood samples from the patient. (In very technical terms, this is done by antigen-detection ELISA or PR-PCR during the acute phase of the disease or by IgM ELISA or paired serology during the recovery phase of dengue fever).
