Correlation of Temperature with Platelet Count and Total Leukocyte Count in Dengue: Findings from a Secondary Data Analysis

Background: Dengue fever annually affects almost 100 million people globally with 2.5 billion people at risk of developing dengue fever. The symptoms of dengue fever begins with flu like illness and may lead to severe manifestations such as bleeding, sudden loss of consciousness and even loss of life. The treatment of the infection is decided on the basis of severity of clinical features and level of fluids in the body.