Do you also get confused between the symptoms of cold and dengue? Identify the diseases like this

News Topical, Digital Desk : The rainy season may seem pleasant, but it also brings with it many diseases. These days the weather in Delhi is also like this. Sometimes sunshine and sometimes heavy rain has increased the problems of people. People are facing problems like fever, headache, body ache, sneezing or cough.

The problem arises when these symptoms are similar to cold and people are unable to understand whether the problem is a simple cold or a sign of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya or malaria. Many times there is confusion about the symptoms. If someone has fever and body ache and is also bitten by a mosquito, then there may be a fear in the mind whether it is dengue or some virus infection?

Common Cold

The common symptoms of common cold i.e. viral infection are-

• runny or blocked nose
• Sneezing
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Mild headache and mild body ache
• Occasionally mild fever

Usually these symptoms are felt more in two to three days and start getting better within a week. It is worth noting that the symptoms of common cold are mostly related to breathing and there are no rashes or wounds on the skin.

Common mosquito bites

A normal mosquito bite causes a small red bump on the skin. Itching is also a problem. And sometimes there is also slight swelling. This is a normal skin reaction and heals on its own. Some people may have more swelling or blister-like rashes, but it is not common to have high fever or severe body pain just from the bite.

diseases spread by mosquitoes

If the infection occurs due to mosquito bite, then after a few days symptoms start appearing in the whole body, such as-

• High fever
• Severe body or joint pain
• Headache
• Pain behind the eyes
• nausea
• Occasionally skin rash
• Dengue, malaria and chikungunya are the most common mosquito-borne diseases during the rainy season.

Why does confusion occur?

Some symptoms are similar in both, such as-

• Fever and body ache:  Can happen in both cold and  dengue .
• Rashes: Both viral infections and mosquito bites can cause your skin to turn red.
• Swelling in the lymph nodes: This can also be seen in both the conditions.

How to make a difference?

pay attention to timing

Itching and redness appear within a few minutes to hours of a mosquito bite. Whereas symptoms of infections like dengue or chikungunya start several days later. If fever occurs on the same day of a mosquito bite, it is mostly an allergic reaction or a different viral infection.

Where are the symptoms?

• Runny nose, cough, sore throat: These are signs of cold or virus, not mosquito bites.
• Itchy red rash on the skin: This is a common symptom of mosquito bite.
• High fever, severe muscle pain, pain behind the eyes: These symptoms point to dengue.

Understand the pattern of symptoms

If the rash spreads all over the body along with fever, it can be a sign of dengue or any  viral infection  . If there is persistent high fever, repeated vomiting, bleeding from gums or nose, severe stomach pain or difficulty in breathing, then these are signs of severe dengue and you should consult a doctor immediately.

Understand it like this also

Ordinary mosquito bites are usually limited to the skin. Whereas common cold is limited to respiratory symptoms. Diseases like dengue or malaria appear several days after the mosquito bite in the form of high fever and severe symptoms.

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