Student, 22, dismissed dengue as a hangover - but the mosquito virus made her so ill friends thought she had been 'possessed' and wanted to call a priest READ MORE: Dengue fever spreads across Europe: early-warning signs of virus By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 06:06 EDT, 26 June 2024 | Updated: 06:36 EDT, 26 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments A student felt like she had been 'hit by a bus' when she became unwell with dengue fever on holiday. Cara Pyperwent went on holiday to Bali, Indonesia , for two weeks when all of a sudden she began to feel 'deathly unwell'. The 22-year-old from Edinburgh , developed a high temperature, headaches, muscle pain, and extreme fatigue, all common symptoms of dengue.
In a video taken by her friend, Abbi Whorriskey, 22, the student can be seen waving her arms about looking 'possessed' as if she was swatting flies while asleep. Ms Whorriskey joked she thought she might need to 'phone a priest' after seeing her friend's 'scary' sleep movements. Cara Pyperwent, 22, went on holiday to Bali, Indonesia , for two weeks when all of a sudden she began to feel 'deathly unwell' Ms Pyperwent developed a high temperature, headaches, muscle pain, and extreme fatigue, all common symptoms of dengue Ms Pyperwent's friend, Abbi Whorriskey, 22 (left) joined her on the holiday to Bali, but the pair did not know she had a killer virus But at the time Ms Pyperwent didn't realise she had dengue fever and thought it could just be a hangover so pushed hers.
