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Types of Dengue Fever
Dengue fever is categorised as the less severe Classical variety and the more severe and complicated Hemorrhaghic or 'Shock Syndrome' variety. Dengue fever is sub-typed as Classical and Haemorrhagic.
In the Classical type of fever, the patient displays all the typical symptoms, but the mortality rate is very low. The Haemorrhagic fever or 'Shock Syndrome' is the severe variety, which could be fatal. The patient suffers from high fever, bleeds from the nose, ears, gums and the skin and enters a state of shock due to blood loss. Most often death becomes inevitable and occurs within 24 hours, especially among children. This type of fever is fatal in 5% of those affected.
