The World Health Organization warned, Friday, that dengue fever will represent.
a record threat on several continents during the current decade.
According to the organization, this threat is due to climate change, increased travel .
and urbanization, as 4.2 million cases of fever were recorded worldwide in the year 2022.
The organization explained that rising temperatures represent an incentive for the types of mosquitoes .
that transmit the disease, according to the official website of the United Nations.
noting that dengue infection rates are recording continuous increases.
and that the rates recorded last year are estimated at about 8 times the rates of the year 2000.
The organization confirmed that about half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue fever.
noting that its impact could reach 129 countries.
It is noteworthy that last January, the World Health Organization described dengue fever.
as one of the fastest-spreading tropical diseases in the world and that it represents an epidemic threat.
The World Health Organization’s warning is due to the rise in temperatures that creates suitable conditions.
for the spread of mosquitoes that carry the infection, explaining that dengue fever has afflicted most parts of Asia.
and Latin America for a long time, and public health officials expect that there will be near-record levels of infection.
with dengue fever this year. The international organization noted that Bangladesh is currently witnessing.
the worst outbreak of the disease ever, with more than a thousand people dying.
It is noteworthy that dengue fever is a viral infection caused by dengue viruses, which are not transmitted directly.
from humans to humans, but are transmitted to them when they are exposed to the bites of mosquitoes carrying this infection.
The fever causes symptoms, most notably muscle pain, high body temperature, nausea, headache.
and loss of appetite. In addition to the appearance of a skin rash in some cases, the person suffering.
from dengue fever needs a week or two to recover, while some cases require medical care in hospitals.
but the resulting death rates do not exceed 1 percent.
QNA