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Dengue in numbers

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Explore the intricate world of dengue through staggering statistics:

Dengue in numbers
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References

  1. World Health Organization. Dengue and severe dengue. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue. Accessed January 2024.

  2. World Mosquito Program. Available at: https://www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/learn/mosquito-borne-diseases/dengue. Accessed November 2023.

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About Dengue: What You Need to Know. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/about/index.html. Accessed November 2023.

  4. World Health Organization Health topics: Dengue and severe dengue. Available at: https://www.who.int/westernpacific/health-topics/dengue-and-severe-dengue. Accessed November 2023.

  5. Shepard, DS. et al. The Lancet. 2016;16(8):935-941. Available at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(16)00146-8/fulltext. Accessed November 2023.

It’s time to talk about dengue

With dengue cases rising and no specific cure available, prevention is key1,2

 

Learn how to help protect yourself from mosquito bites and from dengue.

 

Contact your local health expert to talk about how to help prevent dengue.

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Analogue alarm clock with mosquito on the edge
  1. World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue. Accessed February 2024.
  2. World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON498#. Accessed February 2024.

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Learn how dengue has impacted the lives of some patients and families

 

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Aedes aegypti mosquito

Test your knowledge of dengue!

Can bites from male or female dengue-carrying mosquitoes infect humans?

Male bites
Female bites

Correct

 

Male mosquitoes feed on flower nectar and fruit juices and not blood.1 Only female mosquitoes feed on hosts such as humans, whose blood provides the protein they need to help their eggs develop.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue or have questions about your risk.

 

Learn more about dengue.

 

  1. The National Environment Agency. Vector Borne Diseases. Available at: https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/research/wolbachia-aedes-mosquito-suppression-strategy/male-mosquitoes-do-not-bite. Accessed January 2024.

Incorrect

 

Diseases such as dengue are not spread to humans by the bites of male Aedes mosquitoes; in fact, they don’t even bite humans.1 Only female mosquitoes feed on hosts such as humans, whose blood provides the protein they need to help their eggs develop.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue or have questions about your risk.

 

Learn more about dengue or try again!

 

  1. The National Environment Agency. Vector Borne Diseases. Available at: https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/research/wolbachia-aedes-mosquito-suppression-strategy/male-mosquitoes-do-not-bite. Accessed January 2024.

Explore our resources to learn more about the risk of dengue and how you could help protect yourself and your loved ones

 

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