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The World Health Organization’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar has warned dengue fever could soon “take off” and become a constant presence in the United States, one of many emerging health threats driven by the climate crisis as rising temperatures make new parts of the world hospitable to vectors of disease.
Dengue can become a medical emergency within a matter of hours, however, with around 1 in 20 of people sick developing serious symptoms like severe pain, shock and internal bleeding that can lead to death, and around 40,000Preventing mosquito bites through guards like screens, netting, repellant and environmental management is the primary way of preventing infection with dengue, though a vaccine for those who haven’t been infected previously is now available, albeit not universally (the...
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