Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., ibuprofen) have been reported to worsen the symptoms of bleeding sometimes caused by dengue fever, therefore it is recommended that the infected beef eliminate these forms of pain relief (emedicinehealth, 2014). The immune system plays an important role and the fever usually goes away within a week or so, however, if it develops into a severe form of dengue fever, additional treatment methods will be needed. Once they reach the onset of this shock phase, they may require hospitalization for blood and platelet transfusions, blood pressure support, and even intravenous hydration if dehydration is present in the patient (emedicinehealth, 2014). The prognosis for those with the virus is generally quite good and their symptoms fade within a week or two, but those who develop DHF may receive a different outcome. Those who have had one strain of the virus previously can still develop the other three strains if infected, making those individuals more likely to develop DHF (emedicinehealth, 2014). The mortality rate of dengue fever as a whole is around 1%, but for those who develop DHF it can become 3% if the medical support mentioned above is provided and a substantial 50% without the necessary support