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Over The Past 4 Days I Started Feeling Unwell, This Started As Chills And A Headache And Has Lead To A Feeling Of Inflammation In My Spine And Skin
Question: Hi, I am currently in in Mexico, over the past 4 days i started feeling unwell, this started as chills and a headache and has lead to a feeling of inflammation in my spine and skin, so it feel extremely sensitive to touch along a lot of my skin but mainly down my spine. I no longer have a headache except for when i wake up in the morning. I am also not sleeping well due to the discomfort. I have read that there are many bug bites that often resolve themselves on their own in a week, and im avoiding going out too much or to the doctors with the current Covid situation, im wondering what the best thing to do is?
Brief Answer:
Kindly more information is needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
I would like to know why are you suspecting of bug bites?
Do you have any lesions in the skin in the spine area?
Do you feel itchiness or redness in that area? I will be waiting for your response to help you better.
Meanwhile, I suggest to use anti inflammatory medications such as Tylenol to help with the headache.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards!
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
Kindly more information is needed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
I would like to know why are you suspecting of bug bites?
Do you have any lesions in the skin in the spine area?
Do you feel itchiness or redness in that area? I will be waiting for your response to help you better.
Meanwhile, I suggest to use anti inflammatory medications such as Tylenol to help with the headache.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards!
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Hi, simply because I have a lot of mosquito bites and the locals said it could be from that
Brief Answer:
It can be mosquito bites, follow the advice below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again dear,
The symptoms can be related to mosquito bites.
I recommend to use anti inflammatory medications such as Acetaminophen to relieve the headache and the feeling of inflammation.
I also suggest using a topical cream such as Calamine lotion for local application.
Cool showers can also be helpful in relieving the inflammation in the spine area.
Hope it helps dear.
Take care,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
It can be mosquito bites, follow the advice below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again dear,
The symptoms can be related to mosquito bites.
I recommend to use anti inflammatory medications such as Acetaminophen to relieve the headache and the feeling of inflammation.
I also suggest using a topical cream such as Calamine lotion for local application.
Cool showers can also be helpful in relieving the inflammation in the spine area.
Hope it helps dear.
Take care,
Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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