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Apr 23, 2024 · Most people with dengue have mild or no symptoms and will get better in 1–2 weeks. Rarely, dengue can be severe and lead to death. If symptoms occur, they usually begin 4–10 days after infection and last for 2–7 days. Symptoms may include: high fever (40°C/104°F) severe headache. pain behind the eyes.
Oct 2, 2024 · Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that causes a severe flu-like illness and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years. Up to 50–100 million infections are now estimated to occur annually in over 100 endemic countries, putting almost 4 billion people at risk.
Jun 2, 2022 · Dengue fever. Dengue causes flu-like symptoms and lasts for 2-7 days. Dengue fever usually occurs after an incubation period of 4-10 days after the bite of the infected mosquito. High Fever (40°C/ 104°F) is usually accompanied by at least two of the following symptoms: Headaches. Pain behind eyes. Nausea, vomiting.
May 30, 2024 · As of 30 April 2024, over 7.6 million dengue cases have been reported to WHO in 2024, including 3.4 million confirmed cases, over 16 000 severe cases, and over 3000 deaths. While a substantial increase in dengue cases has been reported globally in the last five years, this increase has been particularly pronounced in the Region of the Americas, where the number of cases has already exceeded ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Dengue is a self-limiting febrile illness with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to severe. Symptoms of dengue may be observed around 4–10 days after the bite of an infected mosquito. Common symptoms are like that of the flu, with patients experiencing: fever ; headaches ; pain behind the eyes ; muscle and joint pain ; nausea/vomiting ; rash ...
RV Dengue fever is a virus fever caused by the bite of Aedes mosquito. In majority of the cases, these are mild symptoms with body pain, headache and rashes, which lasts for a few weeks. However, about 5% of the cases are severe where the patient needs hospital care. The main symptoms of severe dengue are vomiting, bleeding of the gums, plasma ...
Oct 22, 2024 · Oropouche virus disease is caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV) that can cause fever, headache, joint pain, muscle pain, chills, nausea, vomiting and rash. Most people recover on their own, but the disease can cause severe symptoms in some patients. OROV is a segmented single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family Peribunyaviridae, genus ...
Oct 3, 2023 · Seasonal influenza (the flu) is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. It is common in all parts of the world. Most people recover without treatment. Influenza spreads easily between people when they cough or sneeze. Vaccination is the best way to prevent the disease. Symptoms of influenza include acute onset of fever ...
Dec 21, 2023 · The global incidence of dengue has markedly increased over the past two decades, posing a substantial public health challenge. From 2000 to 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) documented a ten-fold surge in reported cases worldwide increasing from 500 000 to 5.2 million. The year 2019 marked an unprecedented peak, with reported instances ...
Dec 8, 2022 · Chikungunya is a disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes in Africa, Asia, and the Americas; sporadic outbreaks have been reported in other regions. Dengue and Zika have similar symptoms to chikungunya, making chikungunya easy to misdiagnose. Chikungunya causes fever and severe joint pain, which is often debilitating and varies in duration ...
