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The symptoms of dengue resemble many other diseases including malaria, influenza, and Zika. [10] Blood tests are available to confirm the diagnosis including detecting viral RNA, or antibodies to the virus. [11] There is no specific treatment for dengue fever. In mild cases, treatment is focused on treating pain symptoms.
In end of December 2018, a man who had no recent travel history [110] tested positive for dengue fever in Oman. It is thought the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which had been reportedly seen in some parts of Muscat, is the cause of the outbreak of dengue fever in parts of Oman. The outbreak was easily controlled though, with only 343 suspected cases ...
Dengue fever: 172 [258] 2008 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak: 2008–2009 Zimbabwe: Cholera: 4,293 [259] 2009 Bolivian dengue fever epidemic: 2009 Bolivia: Dengue fever: 18 [260] 2009 Gujarat hepatitis outbreak: 2009 India Hepatitis B: 49 [261] Queensland 2009 dengue outbreak 2009 Queensland, Australia Dengue fever: 1+ (503 cases) [262]
Symptoms usually last between 2–7 days, and most people feel better after one week. The fever typically persists for at least 24 hours and may spike again. Between 0.5% and 5% of cases become ...
Nearly 200 people in New York and New Jersey — all of whom reported traveling recently — have contracted dengue fever, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
In just the first few weeks of 2024, Rio has documented more than 10,000 cases of dengue fever, nearly half of the total cases reported in the entirety of 2023, which amounted to 23,000, according ...
In Bangladesh's ongoing 2023 dengue epidemic season, the country has been witnessing the deadliest outbreak of dengue fever ever since the first outbreak in Bangladesh in 2000. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As of 31 December 2023, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported 321,179 hospitalizations and 1,705 deaths due to the Aedes ...
The first locally transmitted case of dengue fever in 2024 in Texas has ... "After about three to 14 days, infected people may develop fever, nausea, vomiting, rash, muscle aches, joint pain, bone ...