Dengue infection during pregnancy poses hemorrhage risk to mother, infant

 

If dengue infection occurs during pregnancy, both the mother and the baby are at risk of haemorrhaging.


Dr. Imran Rafiq, Senior Medical Officer at Nishtar Medical University, stated in an interview that severe dengue can result in obstetric complications, caesarean delivery, also known as a C-Section, fatal distress, and maternal morbidity.


According to medical research, the incubation period of dengue fever is 7 to 10 days, with sudden onset of high fever, severe pain in muscles and joints, headache, and pain in the eyes.


The presence of plasma leakage, haemorrhage, or organ involvement was used to determine the severity of the disease.
Some patients may experience gastrointestinal bleeding (bleeding from the stomach or intestine) as well as nose bleeding.