DENGUE FEVER

CAUSES OF DENGUE FEVER

• Dengue fever is mainly found within tropical areas due to a mosquito bite.
• The disease is mainly found in South or Central America , and various parts of Asia.

SYMPTOMS

• Sudden or onset fever
• Fatigue
• Muscle or joint pain
• Headaches , typically behind the eyes
• Nausea

WHERE DOES DENGUE FEVER OCCUR ?

• Dengue mostly occurs within tropical and subtropical regions around the world .
• This is because of the high population of Aedes mosquitoes within these areas.

PREVENTION STRATEGIES

• Wearing proper or covered clothing.
• Netting for mosquitoes
• Mosquito repellent
• Outside travel at minimal mosquito activity
• There are no precise treatments for dengue fever

HOW DOES ENDEMIC DISEASE RELATE TO CLIMATE?

• Endemic disease does in fact relate to climate due to the different vectors for the disease.
• In the case of dengue , the disease is transmitted by mosquitoes within tropical climates .
• Because of the prevalence of mosquitoes in these areas , the fever is endemic to humid or tropical places.

REFERENCES

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002350/#adam_001374.disease.ca...
• www.cdc.gov