Cases of Dengue Fever have increased dramatically in the last 50 years. The graph below illustrates the rapid change in reported Dengue Fever cases;
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/dengue/impact/en/
Now in 2014 who exactly is effected by the infectious disease?
- Half of the population is now at risk of contracting dengue
- Dengue is endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, the Americas, the
Eastern Mediterranean, South-east Asia and the Western Pacific
- Up to 100 million cases of Dengue Fever are reported per year
- Dengue is predominantly found in areas of overcrowding and major urban
centers
- Leading cause of serious illness and death among children in some Asian and
Latin American countries.
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