The last two weeks of my life have been upside down, all thanks (but not thanks) to a tiny little creature. I had been struck with Dengue fever earlier last week in Delhi. For all the three odd years during my stay here at Delhi, I have been the most scared of catching a vector-borne disease such as this. But it can get to just about anyone with just one little smooch. The worst part – you won’t even know which one was it.
Dengue is scary because it’s so painful. Your entire body hurts like it’s the end of the world for you and the fever adds insult to the injury. The spread of viral fever in the region adds to the patient’s woes simply by confusing the diagnosis. I was lucky enough I wasn’t prescribed any pain killers from early on itself or things could have turned ugly. My advise to anyone with a fever and a severe body ache is to get a blood test done first. Not always you’ll have every symptom of Dengue.
Loads of rest and fluids are recommended and it’s the only thing that works since there’s no specific cure for the disease. I missed out on work for two weeks and also my passion – the web. My RSS feeds have stacked up and mails waiting to be replied to. Slowly and steadily I’ll regain complete control of myself as dengue can render one extremely weak.
There’s plenty to talk about and share but I’ll end this one short. Hopefully as I recover, I shall finish off the pending drafts and you’ll see more of me on he blog. Also, Commonwealth Games are just around the corner. I think I’ll review the opening ceremony. Let’s hope Kalmadi and company give us all something to be cheerful about.
Article by Harry
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