What's the risk?

Dengue is now in 125 countries.1 Almost half of the world’s population, about 4 billion people are now at risk of dengue.2 

Do you know your risk? Move the globe or search for a country below.

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Risk varies on region

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The risk varies and is unpredictable and that country-lead data is not available.

Frequent/Continuous
Either frequent outbreaks occur or transmission is ongoing.

Adapted from CDC Dengue around the World (2023)4

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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.

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Survey Question 7

Test your knowledge of dengue!

By about how much has the number of reported dengue cases increased in the last two decades?

8-fold
4-fold

Correct

 

The number of reported dengue cases has increased over eightfold in the last two decades, from 505,430 cases in 2000 to over 4.2 million in 2019.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have questions about your risk.

 

Learn more about dengue.

 

  1. Zeng Z, et al. EClinicalMedicine. 2021;32:100712.

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The number of reported dengue cases has increased over eightfold in the last two decades, from 505,430 cases in 2000 to over 4.2 million in 2019.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have questions about your risk.

 

Learn more about dengue or try again!

 

  1. Zeng Z, et al. EClinicalMedicine. 2021;32:100712.

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Survey Question 8

Test your knowledge of dengue!

By what other name is dengue sometimes referred to?

Breakbone fever
Brittle bone fever

Correct

 

Dengue is also known as ‘breakbone fever’ due to the severe muscle and joint pain that can occur in some symptomatic patients.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have questions about your risk.

 

Learn more about dengue.

 

  1. Whitehorn J and Farrar J. British Medical Bulletin. 2010; 95:161-173.

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Dengue has historically been known as ‘breakbone fever’, due to the severe muscle and joint pain that can occur in some symptomatic patients.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have questions about your risk.

 

Learn more about dengue or try again!

 

  1. Whitehorn J and Farrar J. British Medical Bulletin. 2010; 95:161-173.

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Survey Question 9

Test your knowledge of dengue!

Is there a specific cure or treatment available for dengue?

Yes
No

Correct

 

There is no specific treatment for dengue – the focus is on managing the symptoms. Most cases of dengue fever can be treated at home, however, for those who develop severe dengue, hospitalization is often needed.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue.

 

Learn more about dengue.

 

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

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There is no specific treatment for dengue – the focus is on managing the symptoms. Most cases of dengue fever can be treated at home, however, for those who develop severe dengue, hospitalization is often needed.1

 

Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue.

 

Learn more about dengue or try again!

 

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

A closer look at dengue symptoms

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

  2. Hasan S, et al. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2016;6(1):1-6.

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