Clinical profile of 315 Dengue patients in a tertiary care centre in Kerala (India)

Abstract

Introduction: Dengue is a major arboviral infection which poses great public health problems globally. According to WHO, around 3.9 billion people, in 128 countries, are at risk of infection with dengue virus. As there is no specific treatment for Dengue, iv fluids and paracetamol are the mainstay of treatment. This study was designed to assess the clinical and biochemical parameters of dengue fever patients admitted in medical wards of Government medical college, Ernakulam for the year 2016.