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Dengue Worldwide

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

Population growth, urbanization, increased travel, climate change, and failing control measures can all cause the dengue virus to spread.

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Why is dengue increasing?

Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease in the world, with 30 times as many cases seen today compared to 50 years ago.

Dengue cases are increasing because of human activity.

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Dengue in numbers

The World Health Organization estimates that 3.9 billion people are at risk of catching dengue, globally. That’s 50% of the world’s population.

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What is dengue

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Dengue travel precautions

Traveling to any part of the world with dengue can put you at potential risk, but you can lower your chances of infection by taking measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.

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Prevention

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Information fact check

Infection rates are on the rise

About half of the worlds population is now at risk of dengue infection.

There are four types of dengue virus

While many dengue infections show no obvious symptoms, any of the four types of the virus could possibly cause mild, or in some cases, severe dengue.

You can get dengue more than once

The risk of getting severe symptoms increases if you get a second infection with a different serotype.