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Dengue
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Dengue disease is carried and spread by mosquitos. The most famous of these is the yellow-fever mosquito, or Aedes aegypti, to give it its scientific name. The mosquito becomes infected if it bites an infected person or monkey during the first three days of illness. After the disease has incubated in the mosquito's body for nine days, the mosquito can then transmit the disease by injecting tiny droplets of saliva into other people or monkeys.
Symptoms of the disease include fever and excruciating joint pain. That's why it's sometimes called 'breakbone fever'. One way of stopping the disease from spreading is to prevent the mosquitos from accessing their breeding grounds. Insecticides can be sprayed during outbreaks and applied to water-storage areas.
Symptoms of the disease include fever and excruciating joint pain. That's why it's sometimes called 'breakbone fever'. One way of stopping the disease from spreading is to prevent the mosquitos from accessing their breeding grounds. Insecticides can be sprayed during outbreaks and applied to water-storage areas.
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