El Nino Effect And Cases Of Dengue:
Studies show that El Nino effect may have caused the cases of dengue to have increased globally.
- There has been a ten-fold increase in dengue cases between the years 2000 and 2019, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Dengue is a vector-borne disease caused by dengue virus (DENV).
- It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
- The mosquito becomes infected when it feeds on the blood of a person infected with the virus.
- Dengue cannot be spread directly from person to person.
- It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates.
- It is mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
- Symptoms:- High fever (40°C/104°F) and Severe headache
- Most cases of dengue fever can be treated at home with pain medicine.
