dengue fever

• • Caused by virus Flavirus and transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
• • Dengue is a severe, flu-like illness resulting in many symptoms like high fever, headaches, muscle and joint pains and vomiting. Dengue can escalate to become fatal through dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome
• • Incidence of dengue has grown dramatically over recent years, and even then, the actual number of cases under under-reported, with many misclassified
• • Estimates indicate the current incidence is 390 million per year, with 96 million manifesting clinical symptoms