HealthMany people with fever and body aches test negative for dengue and chikungunya; IEDCR says there is no evidence of a new virus, and influenza, RSV or adenovirus may be the cause.
HealthWith fevers in every household as the season changes, Dr Mahbuba Shabnam of Green Life Medical College advises going to hospital at once if fever comes with breathing trouble, repeated vomiting, bleeding or reduced urine.
OpinionIn a Dhaka Post column, Jahangirnagar University microbiology professor Dr Anwar Khasru Parvez explains dengue's changing symptoms, the return of measles and what to do, and not do, when fever strikes.
HealthSevere stress, anxiety or long-running emotional strain can raise body temperature, a condition called psychogenic fever that ordinary fever medicines do little for, Dr M R Karim Reza writes in Daily Bangladesh.
HealthMost fevers are viral and antibiotics do nothing for them, says Dr Kakoli Haldar of Dhaka Medical College; measuring temperature, drinking fluids and resting come first.
For many dengue patients in Dhaka the heaviest cost is not medicine but the fruit and drinks they are told to consume, though doctors say cheaper alternatives work just as well.
Daily lifeDuring the 2019 dengue outbreak, a recipe for a homemade mosquito cream of neem oil, glycerine and wax spread online. There is no evidence such a mix protects against dengue; WHO advises registered repellents and removing breeding sites.
