MOSQUITOES ARE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK. AND SO IS DENGUE.

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Your resource on dengue fever

Dengue in detail: how the dengue virus can infect our bodies
What happens when the dengue virus gets inside our body? How does it spread, evade our immune system and cause... read more

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Symptoms
What you may not know about dengue?
Unveiling the hidden facets of dengue: Discover the lesser-known symptoms, complications, and lingering effects of this complex and unpredictable disease. ... read more

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Symptoms
Dangerous viruses and how they infect our bodies
Discover what these tiny organisms look like, how they bypass our defences, spread through our bodies and cause deadly diseases. ... read more

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Symptoms
I have been bitten by a mosquito, what happens next? 
What happens after the bite? Learn about dengue infections, why some people progress to severe dengue and how serious it... read more

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Dengue numbers

References

References
References

  1. World Health Organization. Dengue and severe dengue. https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue [Accessed June 2021].

  2. Gubler D. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 1998;11(3):480–496.

  3. Katzelnick LC, et al. PNAS 2016;113(3):728–733.

  4. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Factsheet about dengue. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/dengue-fever/facts/factsheet [Accessed June 2021].

 

* Based on modelling estimates explained in the World Health Organization dengue fact sheet.