More than 3 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Americas this year with over 882 in the United States, according to the CDC.
"This is concerning," says Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, infectious disease physician and chair of the Infectious Disease Society of the Americas Global Health.
A larvae of a Aedes aegypti mosquito in a container at the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District headquarters on June 09, 2021 in Marathon, Fla. FKMCD and Oxitec, a British biotech company, have begun the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to control the species that can carry dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever.The growing number of cases are a signal that public health officials in the U.S.
Here is what you need to know about dengue fever including what it is, signs, symptoms, treatment, and how to prevent it.Dengue fever is a virus spread to people through Aedes mosquitos. These mosquitoes also spread Zika, chikungunya, and other viruses. A person can be infected with dengue multiple times in their life, according to theMost people infected with dengue will have mild or no symptoms.
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