Friday, June 17, 2011

What is Dengue Fever?

By Faisal Khan


Dengue Fever is s an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever). 

 
Dengue Fever is a virus based disease that is transmitted principally by mosquitoes. 

More than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for transmission, dengue infection is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 100 million people are infected yearly and kills about

Thankfully we may be saying goodbye to Dengue Fever very soon. It is expected to be ready by 2015. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best! Million's of lives will be saved once this vaccine is created.


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