A Russian tourist contracted dangerous dengue fever in Vietnam. She was urgently hospitalized.

She was vacationing in Da Nang and was presumably infected by a mosquito bite. Her temperature rose to 40°C, and she began to feel severe aches and pains; fever-reducing medications were ineffective.

Dengue fever can worsen rapidly even after the fever has subsided. A severe form can cause bleeding, shock, and organ damage within hours.

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