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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic ; if symptoms appear they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection.
Dengue fever: a Wikipedia clinical review Open Medicine. October 2, 2014. Vol. 8(4), pp.105-115. James M Heilman, Jacob F de Wolff, Graham M Beards, Brian J Basden: Author: James M Heilman, Jacob F de Wolff, Graham M Beards, Brian J Basden, with contributions from multiple Wikipedia contributors
65,758 cases of dengue fever have been reported up to EW 19 in Mexico, accounting for 0.8% of total cases in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024. 405 severe cases and 20 deaths have been reported so far in Mexico, with a fatality rate of 0.03%. DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4 serotypes have been detected in Mexico. [3]
The state Department of Public Health is concerned about residents traveling to Central and South America, where record numbers of dengue cases are reported. ... to lower the risk of dengue fever ...
Latin America is experiencing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record. Case numbers in the first 4 ½ months of 2024 are already 238% higher than they were by this time last year, which itself ...
Some of the more common symptoms of dengue infections include high fever, nausea, vomiting, and severe muscle and joint pain—the latter of which is how the disease earned the nickname ...
The first recognized dengue epidemics occurred almost simultaneously in Asia, Africa, and North America in the 1780s, shortly after the identification and naming of the disease in 1779. A pandemic began in Southeast Asia in the 1950s, and by 1975 dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) had become a leading cause of death among children in the region.
Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization ...