A BRITISH tourist was "terrified" and had to quarantine in hospital after she returned home from holiday with a tropical virus. Emma Cox, 27, visited Gili in Bali for 10 days before coming down with muscle and joint pain, a full-body rash and a severe headache . 11 Emma Cox came home from Bali with dengue fever Credit: SWNS 11 She started with flu-like symptoms then developed a rash all over her body Credit: SWNS She hadn't planned to return home to Nine Elms, south west London, until August but was forced to book an early flight on May 17 due to her flu-like symptoms.
After calling 111, she was told to go straight to A&E - where she was taken into quarantine by doctors. Emma was told she had contracted dengue fever after being bitten by a mosquito. Tourists are most at risk when visiting parts of Africa, Asia, South America and the Pacific Islands.
But experts have warned the fever is becoming more prevalent in parts of Europe - like Croatia, Portugal and France. Emma spent an hour in hospital and had to have blood tests - saying she felt "horrendous" - and is looking to get vaccinated before going travelling again. Emma, a content creator, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, said: "The virus gave me a rash that spread right across my body - I felt horrendous, and thought it wasn't ever going to go away.
"I almost felt like the doctors didn't know what exactly to do about it - they saw it as a contagious, tropical disease. Most read in Health NO THANKS England hero could've been.