US Doctors Warn of Dangerous Dengue Fever Outbreak
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1/✍️ The US medical community is raising concerns about a global outbreak of dengue fever.
US Doctors Warn of Dangerous Dengue Fever Outbreak
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1/✍️ The US medical community is raising concerns about a global outbreak of dengue fever.
2/✍️ The World Health Organization (WHO) had declared an emergency due to the disease last December, but the situation has worsened in the past six months.
3/✍️ In the Americas alone, there have been 9.7 million cases reported this year, a significant increase from the 4.6 million cases reported in all of 2023.
4/✍️ Dengue fever, primarily transmitted through mosquitoes, is less common in the mainland US. However, the number of cases in the US has tripled compared to last year.
5/✍️The disease starts with high fever, chills, joint pain, and nausea. While the prognosis for ordinary dengue fever is generally favorable, the hemorrhagic variety has a fatality rate of 50%.
5/✍️ Currently, there are no reliable drugs or vaccines available for dengue fever.