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DENGUE SYMPTOMS -BREAKBONE FEVER2-3

HOWDENGUE IS

TRANSMITTEDInfected mosquito

transmits dengue virusto other humans

1 dengue infectedperson

UninfectedAedes aegypti mosquito

Aedes aegypti mosquitoinfected with dengue for

the rest of its life

DENGUE

GLOBALCOST OFDENGUEPER YEAR 4

EVERY MINUTE 1 PERSONIS HOSPITALIZED WITH DENGUE1

SEVERE DENGUE:DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER,DENGUE SHOCK SYNDROME

1-7DAYS

ACUTE DISEASE

7-10DAYS

IN BED NO WORK/SCHOOL

4-6WEEKS

MAJOR FATIGUE

DENGUE FEVER:FROM SICKNESS TO RECOVERY

ANNUAL DENGUE BURDEN1

HeadachePains behind the eyes

Loss of appetite

Vomiting

Fever

Feeling nauseous

Muscle and joint pain

Rashes

500,000 PEOPLE/YEAR INCLUDING CHILDREN

3,900,000,000PEOPLE AT RISK

390,000,000PEOPLE INFECTED

96,000,000PEOPLE WITH CLINICAL

SYMPTOMS

500,000SEVERE CASES REQUIRING

HOSPITALIZATION (INCLUDING CHILDREN)

12,000DEATHS

0TREATMENT