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Literature Review – Dengue Fever. A very old disease that reemerged in the past 20 years Two types – dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever, the latter causes severe bleeding problems Symptoms include sudden onsets of fever, red spots on body, low platelet count in blood
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Literature Review – Dengue Fever • A very old disease that reemerged in the past 20 years • Two types – dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever, the latter causes severe bleeding problems • Symptoms include sudden onsets of fever, red spots on body, low platelet count in blood • Transmitted via mosquito bites • In 2009, there were a total of 4452 cases of dengue fever in Singapore, of which there were 8 deaths
Literature Review – Aedes Mosquitoes • Aedes mosquitoes refers to the entire genus of mosquito – over 700 different species • Multiple species able to transmit dengue fever • Have characteristic black and white stripe markings on body and legs Aedesalbopictus – the most invasive mosquito in the world Retrieved from http://www.comune.torino.it/ucstampa/2005/aedes-albopictus.jpg Aedesaegypti – Main vector of dengue fever in Singapore Retrieved from http://www.telepinar.icrt.cu/ving/images/stories/aedes-aegypti__785698.jpg