Dengue virus is an epidemic facing many Asian countries. Although the current topic of discussion among health professionals is a possible outbreak of avian flu among humans, the dengue virus kills hundreds every year in the same region (ONE). This epidemic is not one that faces easy fixes, in fact there is no vaccine for the dengue virus. In this paper I will discuss and explain how the dengue virus poses a great threat to the region and how it plagues the lives of thousands of people in Asia.
What is the dengue virus and how does it behave? The dengue virus is a flu-like viral disease spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes (THREE). Symptoms of this virus include nausea, severe cramping, other flu-like symptoms and quite often also leads to death. Initially, the virus begins to show itself in the host through symptoms relating to a high fever, rash, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. The severeness of the pain associated with the joint pains has gained dengue......
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