WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
DENGUE FEVER While COVID-19 has been at the forefront of health news, recently dengue fever has resurfaced in certain regions and is potentially deadly. Dr.Baljinder Singh, General Practitioner and Head of the Emergency department explains what you need to know about dengue fever and how to avoid it altogether.
Apr/May 2022
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DEFINED
Dengue fever, explains Dr. Singh, is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. He elaborates, “Mild dengue fever causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms. The severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause serious bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death.”
REGION SPECIFIC
According to Dr. Singh, dengue fever is most common in Southeast Asia, the western Pacific islands, Latin America and Africa. “But the disease has been spreading to new areas, including local outbreaks in Europe and southern parts of the United States,”
