Did you know that typical symptoms include
headache, a
petechial rash, and
muscle and
joint pains; in a small proportion the disease progresses to life-threatening complications such as
dengue hemorrhagic fever or
dengue shock syndrome.?
Did you know what Dengue fever is?, Dengue Fever is also known as
breakbone fever.
Did you know that Andy Irons, American professional surfer died from Dengue Fever he was , 3?
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Did you know that it is an acute
febrile infectious disease caused by the
dengue virus?
Did you know that Dengue is usually transmitted by the
mosquito Aedes aegypti, and rarely
Aedes albopictus.?
Did you know this virus has four different
serotypes, and an infection with one usually gives lifelong
immunity to it but only short-term immunity to the others.?
Did you know there is currently no available
vaccine, but outbreaks can be prevented by reducing the habitat and number of mosquitoes, and limiting exposure to bites?
Did you know that treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous
rehydration for mild or moderate disease and
blood transfusions for more severe cases?
Did you know that the rates of infection have increased dramatically over the last 50 years with approximate 50–100 million people being infected yearly?
Did you know that Dengue Fever has become global and is currently
endemic in more than 110 countries with 2.5 billion people living in areas where it is prevalent?
Now if you didn't know, now you know....