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== History and Symptoms == | == History and Symptoms == | ||
In | *'''History''': | ||
**Majority of patients have a self-limiting course of [[Fever|fever]], so history will elicit complaints of high fever along with body aches. | |||
**Patients may also be recognized by inquiring about recent exposure to livestock. | |||
**Patients who are farmers may give history of their livestock being unwell, after which even they began to develop symptoms. | |||
**In rare cases, patient may indicate that the fever has returned and is not subsiding now. This should alarm the physician towards possibility of a complicated course of RVF for that patient. | |||
*'''Common Symptoms''' | |||
**[[Fever|Fever]] | |||
**[[Diffuse pain|Body aches]] | |||
**Weakness | |||
**[[Anorexia|Loss of Appetite]] | |||
**[[Nausea and vomiting|Vomiting]] | |||
**Profuse [[Perspiration|sweating]] | |||
**[[Headache|Headaches]] | |||
**[[Epistaxis|Bleeding from the nose]] | |||
*'''Symptoms due to complications''' | |||
**Decreased vision | |||
**Pain behind the eye | |||
**[[Photophobia|Increased sensitivity to light]] | |||
**Spots in the visual field | |||
**[[Jaundice|Yellowish discoloration of skin]] | |||
**Blood in vomit, urine or stools | |||
**[[Rash|Body rash]] | |||
**[[Hallucination|Hallucinations]] | |||
**[[Confusion|Disorientation]] | |||
**[[Paralysis|Paralysis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/rvf/index.html | |||
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History and Symptoms
- History:
- Majority of patients have a self-limiting course of fever, so history will elicit complaints of high fever along with body aches.
- Patients may also be recognized by inquiring about recent exposure to livestock.
- Patients who are farmers may give history of their livestock being unwell, after which even they began to develop symptoms.
- In rare cases, patient may indicate that the fever has returned and is not subsiding now. This should alarm the physician towards possibility of a complicated course of RVF for that patient.
- Common Symptoms
- Fever
- Body aches
- Weakness
- Loss of Appetite
- Vomiting
- Profuse sweating
- Headaches
- Bleeding from the nose
- Symptoms due to complications
- Decreased vision
- Pain behind the eye
- Increased sensitivity to light
- Spots in the visual field
- Yellowish discoloration of skin
- Blood in vomit, urine or stools
- Body rash
- Hallucinations
- Disorientation
- Paralysis