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Dengue and COVID; similarities and differences

Dengue and COVID-19 are both diseases that can cause fever.

What else do they have in common? And what sets them apart? Let’s look at the two diseases. 

Symptoms
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Can I get dengue more than once?

If you’ve had dengue recently, this may stop you from getting the infection again for the next two or three months. But this protection does not necessarily last in the longer term.

Risks
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Spotting dengue misinformation

You may find articles or social media posts claiming there are cures for dengue. At present, there is no cure – though there are proven ways to lower your risk of infection.

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Dengue in the future

Dengue can affect millions of people around the world every year, and cases are increasing dramatically.

One projection estimates that more than six billion people (60% of the world’s population) could be at risk of dengue infection by 2080.

Dengue Worldwide
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World

Out of ~8 billion people in the world

an estimated 50% are now at risk of dengue

across 129 countries1

Teams

Out of 390 million

dengue infections

24.6% (or 96 million)

are symptomatic1*

Increased

505,430 (2000)1  > 2.4m (2010)1  > 5.2m (2019)1 

The number of reported cases has increased 8-fold over the last two decades1

Calander

Incubation period:
4–10 days1

 

Symptoms during symptomatic cases:

2–7 days1

References

References
Reference

1. World Health Organization. Dengue and severe dengue. https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue [Accessed June 2021].

* Based on modelling estimates explained in the World Health Organization dengue fact sheet.

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