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The "circuit breaker" measures implemented by the Government of Singapore to contain the spread of COVID-19 contributed to an increase in dengue cases among the general population between April and June. [30] [31] [32] The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector for dengue, is a daytime feeder that dwells in indoor environments.
Dengue is typically spread through infected female Aedes aegypti (Egyptian tiger) mosquitoes that thrive in stagnant water, passing from one person to another through mosquito bites. The disease ...
The dengue virus, which in rare cases can be fatal, is carried and spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. Singapore battles record dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes Skip to main content
Mild cases of dengue fever can easily be confused with several common diseases including Influenza, measles, chikungunya, and zika. [61] [62] Dengue, chikungunya and zika share the same mode of transmission (Aedes mosquitoes) and are often endemic in the same regions, so that it is possible to be infected simultaneously by more than one disease ...
The 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic was an epidemic of the infectious disease dengue fever in several countries of Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh, [1] Pakistan, [2] India, Thailand, Singapore, and Laos. [3]
Dengue is a viral fever caused by four different viruses and spread through mosquito bites. It’s common in many tropical regions across the globe, but has begun to appear in more temperate climates.
Epidemic dengue has become more common since the 1980s. By the late 1990s, dengue was the most important mosquito-borne disease affecting humans after malaria, with around 40 million cases of dengue fever and several hundred thousand cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever each year. Significant outbreaks of dengue fever tend to occur every five or ...
Increasing global temperatures wrought by greenhouse gas emissions have boosted the number of dengue cases, new research shows. Climate change could broaden global reach of dengue fever Skip to ...