Dengue Fever

 Dengue fever, commonly referred to as break bone fever may be a flu-like illness caused by the Dengue virus. It is caused when an Aedes mosquito carrying the virus bites a healthy person. This disease is mainly found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. According to WHO, an estimated 500,000 people require hospitalization each year. Most cases occur in tropical areas of the world, with the population in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Africa, parts of Central and South America most susceptible to the disease. As per the info released by the Directorate of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), there are 67,000 cases of dengue as of 13th October 2019 in India. Dengue is caused due to four viruses, namely - DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4. The virus enters a mosquito when it bites an already infected person. And the illness is spread when it bites a healthy person, and therefore the virus spreads through the person’s bloodstream. Once an individual recovers, he's resistant to the precise virus and not the opposite three types. The probability of developing severe dengue, also referred to as Dengue hemorrhagic fever, increases if you're infected a second, third or fourth time. Usually, symptoms of Dengue desire an uncomplicated fever and not easily identifiable in teens and youngsters.