What's the risk?
Dengue is now in 125 countries.1 Almost half of the world’s population, about 4 billion people are now at risk of dengue.2
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No evidence of risk
Risk varies on region
Sporadic/Uncertain
The risk varies and is unpredictable and that country-lead data is not available.
Frequent/Continuous
Either frequent outbreaks occur or transmission is ongoing.
Adapted from CDC Dengue around the World (2023)4
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Test your knowledge of dengue!
Can bites from male or female dengue-carrying mosquitoes infect humans?
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Male mosquitoes feed on flower nectar and fruit juices and not blood.1 Only female mosquitoes feed on hosts such as humans, whose blood provides the protein they need to help their eggs develop.1
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue or have questions about your risk.
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The National Environment Agency. Vector Borne Diseases. Available at: https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/research/wolbachia-aedes-mosquito-suppression-strategy/male-mosquitoes-do-not-bite. Accessed January 2024.
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Diseases such as dengue are not spread to humans by the bites of male Aedes mosquitoes; in fact, they don’t even bite humans.1 Only female mosquitoes feed on hosts such as humans, whose blood provides the protein they need to help their eggs develop.1
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue or have questions about your risk.
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The National Environment Agency. Vector Borne Diseases. Available at: https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/research/wolbachia-aedes-mosquito-suppression-strategy/male-mosquitoes-do-not-bite. Accessed January 2024.
Test your knowledge of dengue!
By about how much has the number of reported dengue cases increased in the last two decades?
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The number of reported dengue cases has increased over eightfold in the last two decades, from 505,430 cases in 2000 to over 4.2 million in 2019.1
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Zeng Z, et al. EClinicalMedicine. 2021;32:100712.
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The number of reported dengue cases has increased over eightfold in the last two decades, from 505,430 cases in 2000 to over 4.2 million in 2019.1
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have questions about your risk.
Learn more about dengue or try again!
Zeng Z, et al. EClinicalMedicine. 2021;32:100712.
Test your knowledge of dengue!
By what other name is dengue sometimes referred to?
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Dengue is also known as ‘breakbone fever’ due to the severe muscle and joint pain that can occur in some symptomatic patients.1
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Whitehorn J and Farrar J. British Medical Bulletin. 2010; 95:161-173.
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Dengue has historically been known as ‘breakbone fever’, due to the severe muscle and joint pain that can occur in some symptomatic patients.1
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you have questions about your risk.
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Whitehorn J and Farrar J. British Medical Bulletin. 2010; 95:161-173.
Test your knowledge of dengue!
Is there a specific cure or treatment available for dengue?
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There is no specific treatment for dengue – the focus is on managing the symptoms. Most cases of dengue fever can be treated at home, however, for those who develop severe dengue, hospitalization is often needed.1
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue.
Learn more about dengue.
World Health Organization [WHO]. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue. Accessed May 2024.
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There is no specific treatment for dengue – the focus is on managing the symptoms. Most cases of dengue fever can be treated at home, however, for those who develop severe dengue, hospitalization is often needed.1
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you have symptoms of dengue.
Learn more about dengue or try again!
World Health Organization [WHO]. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue. Accessed May 2024.
A closer look at dengue symptoms
Most people who get dengue won’t have symptoms, those who do can experience mild to high fever and pain in the muscles and joints, which is why the disease is also called "breakbone fever”.1,2
World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue. Accessed February 2024.
Hasan S, et al. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2016;6(1):1-6.
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