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  2. Tourniquet test - Wikipedia

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    The test was once part of the World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm for diagnosis of dengue fever, [3] however it is no longer used in the latest WHO guidance. [4] Studies have shown that the tourniquet test has low predictive value for dengue fever and should be used in conjunction with other tests for a reliable diagnosis. [5] [6] [7] [8]

  3. Hess test - Wikipedia

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    The Hess test or Rumpel-Leede test is a medical test used to assess capillary fragility. [1] It is also called the Tourniquet test . To perform the test, pressure is applied to the forearm with a blood pressure cuff inflated to between systolic and diastolic blood pressure for 10 minutes.

  4. Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Dengue fever - Wikipedia

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    Dengue is a Flaviviridae virus, with five genetic types. [8] [9] Here is the virus drawn as a 3-dimensional model of the envelope protein. [10]Dengue is in the same family as other well known viruses carried by mosquitoes that cause tropical diseases, such as yellow fever, West Nile, and Zika virus.

  5. How worried should you be about dengue fever as CDC ... - AOL

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    Cases of dengue fever “are likely to increase as global temperatures increase” as the result of climate change as it expands the range for mosquitoes, the CDC warned. About one in four people ...

  6. Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the ...

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    Latin America is experiencing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record. Case numbers in the first 4 ½ months of 2024 are already 238% higher than they were by this time last year, which itself ...

  7. Dengue fever (UK: / ˈ d ɛ ŋ ɡ eɪ / or US: / ˈ d ɛ ŋ ɡ iː /), also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever , headache , myalgias and arthralgias , and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles .

  8. Dengue fever alert: 50 cases reported in Massachusetts. Here ...

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    Infants, pregnant women, adults 65 and over and those with certain medical conditions face an increased risk of severe dengue. There are no antiviral medications approved to treat dengue.

  9. Talk:Tourniquet test - Wikipedia

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    Article says: "The test remains an essential part of the assessment of a patient who may have dengue haemorrhagic fever." Since this is in the context of a statement that a major insurance company has determined that this test is obsolete or unreliable and replaced it by more advanced procedures, we may want to clarify by whom exactly this test is (still) considered essential.