Dengue and severe dengue - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年4月23日 · Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people. It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates. Most people who get dengue will not have symptoms. But for those who do, the most common symptoms are high fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and rash. Most will get better in 1–2 weeks.
Dengue and severe dengue - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月2日 · Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that causes a severe flu-like illness and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years. Up to 50–100 million infections are now estimated to occur annually in over 100 endemic countries, putting almost 4 billion people at risk.
Dengue and severe dengue - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月3日 · Dengue and severe dengue. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that is common in warm, tropical climates. Infection is caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses (called serotypes) and these can lead to a wide spectrum of symptoms, including some which are extremely mild (unnoticeable) to those that may require medical ...
Dengue - Questions and Answers - World Health Organization …
2022年6月2日 · Dengue - Questions and Answers. 2 June 2022. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection causing a severe flu-like illness and, sometimes causing a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. The incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold over the last 50 years. Up to 50-100 million infections are now estimated to occur annually in over ...
Influenza (Seasonal) - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年10月3日 · Overview. Seasonal influenza (the flu) is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. It is common in all parts of the world. Most people recover without treatment. Influenza spreads easily between people when they cough or sneeze. Vaccination is the best way to prevent the disease. Symptoms of influenza include acute onset of ...
Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年12月21日 · The global incidence of dengue has markedly increased over the past two decades, posing a substantial public health challenge. From 2000 to 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) documented a ten-fold surge in reported cases worldwide increasing from 500 000 to 5.2 million. The year 2019 marked an unprecedented peak, with reported instances ...
Dengue Fever - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …
2022年5月18日 · Dengue Fever. Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. This disease used to be called "break-bone" fever because it sometimes causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking. Health experts have known about dengue fever for more than 200 years.
Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年5月30日 · Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the dengue virus, with the potential to cause a serious public health impact. Dengue infections are the most common vector-borne viral infections worldwide, particularly impacting tropical and subtropical countries. DENV has the potential to cause epidemics resulting in high morbidity and ...
Dengue and severe dengue - World Health Organization (WHO)
2017年6月13日 · Dengue causes flu-like symptoms and lasts for 2-7 days. Symptoms can be mild or severe, sometimes causing complications or death. The most common symptom of dengue is fever which usually occurs after an incubation period of 4-10 days after the bite of the infected mosquito. High fever (40°C/ 104°F) is usually accompanied by at least two of ...
Chikungunya fact sheet - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年12月8日 · Chikungunya is a disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes in Africa, Asia, and the Americas; sporadic outbreaks have been reported in other regions. Dengue and Zika have similar symptoms to chikungunya, making chikungunya easy to misdiagnose. Chikungunya causes fever and severe joint pain, which is often debilitating and varies in duration ...