Dengue

Current Context : Recently, the Karnataka High Court took suo motu cognisance of the rise and the spread of dengue across the State.

ABOUT DENGUE

• It is a mosquito-borne viral infection.
• Also knowns as break-bone fever.
• It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
• Transmission: transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitos carrying one of four types of dengue virus (DENV).
• A person can be infected with dengue multiple times in their life.
• Symptoms: high fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and rash.
• Most will get better in 1–2 weeks.