From Penang To Dengue with Love =)

Finally I have the time to sit down and update my dead blog. AS ended about 2 weeks ago and it was ok overall...except perhaps chemistry paper 2. My semester holidays were spent in Penang, Teluk Intan and Selangor Specialist Centre(lol).

Briefly about Penang
WE (Shawn, Dhana, Selvan, Chai and me) went there via the train. I think it was the Langkawi Express. Definitely an interesting experience going by train but lets just say that I'll be taking Air Asia the next time i go there.
Penang was good. Especially THE FOOD!! I think I easily gained 1.5 kg there( all lost when I got dengue fever a week later T.T)
We went to places like Kek Lok Si and Batu Maung War Museum.Oh yea, we met up with Christine too and she brought us to the beautiful Botanical Gardens. (thanx alot ya!!) It was a fun trip la overall.
*mental note * for more about the Penang Trip, visit Shawn's blog---> see!!! im promoting ur blog here!! im too lazy to write about penang.

lets just cut it short... straight to the action...

DENGUE FEVER!!!!

The Stupid Aedes mosquito that bit me 2 weeks earlier. =(

After coming back from Penang, the second day to be exact, I had very high fever lasting 3 days. It did not go down at all for the 1st 3 days and I had to be sponged by my mum for a few nights. Imagine having a bath at 3am to cool down your body!
So on the 4th day of fever, I was still occasionally vomitting and had no appetitie to eat anything, my parents brought me for a bloodtest and tadaa!! It confirmed I had Dengue Fever and I had to be admitted in hospital for 4 days. The worst part about it was having your blood taken by the nurses at least 2 times a day.

This is just some info about dengue fever i thought would be useful for people's general knowledge
Symptoms:
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What are the signs and symptoms of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever?

Dengue fever usually starts suddenly with a high fever, rash, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. The severity of the joint pain has given dengue the name "breakbone fever." Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite are common. A rash usually appears 3 to 4 days after the start of the fever. The illness can last up to 10 days, but complete recovery can take as long as a month( i hope it won't be this long)haha . Older children and adults are usually sicker than young children.

Most dengue infections result in relatively mild illness, but some can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever. With dengue hemorrhagic fever, the blood vessels start to leak and cause bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gums. Bruising can be a sign of bleeding inside the body. Without prompt treatment, the blood vessels can collapse, causing shock (dengue shock syndrome). Dengue hemorrhagic fever is fatal in about 5 percent of cases, mostly among children and young adults.'

Basically you will get this very high fever lasting a few days so thats when you shoud immediately go and get your blood checked. I didn't have all the symptoms la...no rashes and body aches.

You might want to take note about what I'm going to write next. Could come in handy for the future.Spread the word !!

REMEDIES for INCREASING BLOOD PLATELET COUNT!!!

1. Papayas..the unripe papaya juice and papaya leaves (extremely bitter)

2. Watermelon Juice (really nice to drink this!!). Perhaps the best tasting of all. =)

3. Crab soup( very delicious)
4. Black Chicken Soup ( its not as bad as it looks...its actually quite nice)
5. Date juice.

HAVE FUN TRYING!!( the remedies of cause) though...try not to get bitten by this mosquito.