Table 2.

Characteristics of 61 dengue-positive case-patients

Characteristic	No. (%)
Male	30 (49)
Age Group*
0–17	17 (27)
18–24	6 (9)
25–64	36 (59)
65 or old	2 (3)
Duration of illness, median days†	6 days
Clinical features known	46 (75)
Fever	45 (98)
Rash	14 (30)
Low platelets (≤ 100,000/mm3)	27 (59)
Hemorrhage manifestations	26 (57)

^*Median 28 years (range 4 months–68 years).

^†Range 1–25 days.