Dengue Fever in Thailand and Pattaya

Excerpts from threads and posts in the Pattaya Addicts Forum

.................Firstly a quick warning re the above - if you are diagnosed with Dengue for f***s sake get in hospital. Dengue is a KILLER. ChonBuri Province has the 2nd highest incidence rate of Dengue in Thailand. Two young European girls died from dengue not all that long ago. The hospital was NOT being money grabbing this is SERIOUS stuff. There are about 75,000 (reported) cases a year of which less than 1% are fatal but PLEASE don't take the risk - the fatal ones are almost certainly the ones that fail to take medical advice. Even if you are not sure - a quick blood test is cheap.

 

..................Sorry to effectively repost guys but we have noticed a MARKED increase in the Mozzie population in the last week or so. I m not sure if its "mozzie season" but the increase is real and quite substantial.

2 points I wanted to make

1. Get a good repellant and use it.

2. If you get the symptoms of Flu get a check up, a blood test is a few hundred baht at the hospital. It feels like flu, you don't (usually) feel sick but feel run down and aching especially in the liver, kidney and bones (hence the nic-name breakbone fever). If you feel this way do NOT be complacent about it.

As the original post says, Chonburi Province is 2nd highest in the dengue league - spending a few baht on a repellant is a worthwhile precaution.