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A wave of Denge fever is sweeping across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Tens of thousands of people in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been suffering from dengue fever this year, one of the worst outbreaks in recent times that has further burdened the country’s fragile public health systems.

In India, at least 116,991 dengue cases have been reported this year, according to local media, citing health officials. A total of 15 states and federal-governed territories have reported cases this year, accounting for 86 per cent of India’s total dengue case as of 31 October.

In Pakistan, the two provinces that share the border with India – Punjab and Sindh – are also witnessing the outbreaks. As of November 8, Punjab had registered 19,021 dengue cases and 75 deaths this year, and Sindh had registered 4,273 cases, according to Pakistani officials. The number of cases across the country is not known, but according to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Moon Associations, The capital of Islamabad, had upwards dengue cases are a growing trend.

And in Bangladesh, nearly 25,000 patients have been admitted to hospitals across the nation and 95 people have died since January, according to the organization. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). At least 151 new patients have been hospitalized in the last 24 hours with dengue fever.

Denge is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, especially found in tropical climates, where high temperatures, humidity, and rapid unplanned urbanization create the perfect conditions for infected mosquitoes to spread the dengue virus or DENV.

These mosquitoes live at altitudes below 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) and need temperatures above 16 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit) to reproduce.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly half of the world’s population, about four billion people, live in areas at risk of dengue. Every year, 100-400 million people are infected with dengue and 40,000 people die from severe dengue.

Dengue virus transmission

Dengue cannot be spread directly from one person to another. In contrast, the virus is spread by the bite of a female mosquito infected with Aedes aegypti.

When an uninfected mosquito bites a person with the virus in their blood, the mosquito becomes infected. An infected mosquito can then transmit the virus to a healthy person by biting it, creating a cycle.

Infected mosquitoes can continue to transmit the virus to healthy people for the rest of their lives, and it usually lasts three to four weeks.

according to MOE, the global spread of dengue has increased dramatically in recent decades and is considered one of the 17 excluded tropical diseases.

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Symptoms

It usually takes four to five days for a person to develop symptoms that can last for a week or more after being infected.

One in four people infected with the dengue virus will get sick. For them, symptoms can include headaches, nausea, and fever, including severe abdominal pain, rapid breathing, and internal bleeding. One in 20 people who become ill will develop severe dengue, which can be life-threatening, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Prevention and treatment

Preventing mosquito bites is one of the best defenses against dengue. This includes sleeping with mosquito nets; removal of stagnant water at home; and use it to repel mosquitoes.

There are no specific medications to treat dengue. To rest for those who are infected, to drink plenty of fluids and control fevers like paracetamol (also called acetaminophen). Aspirin or ibuprofen should not be taken as they may increase the risk of bleeding complications.

(Al Jazeera)