Dengue and Its Prevention

What is dengue fever?

• Dengue fever is normal fever caused by heat stroke

• Dengue fever is a painful mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses.

Who approved Dengvaxia vaccine in 2019?

• FDA

• FELS

How is dengue fever transmitted?

• By the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with a dengue virus

• By the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito infected with a malaria virus

When will the symptoms of dengue fever usually begin?

• It will begin four to six days after infection

• It will begin immediately after infection

Why are the actual numbers of dengue cases are underreported or often misdiagnosed?

• It is because the Ministry of Health overlooked the cases

• It is because a vast majority of cases are asymptomatic or mild and self-managed

Where is the particular place that we need to prevent bites by infected mosquitoes?

• Tropical area

• Crowded places

What is the reason for FDA to approve the vaccine in 2019?

• To help prevent the disease from occurring in adolescents aged 9 to 16 who have already been infected by dengue.

• To help prevent the disease from occurring in adolescents aged 8 to 17 who have already been infected by dengue.

Who received the Dengvaxia vaccine approved by FDA?

• Adolescents aged 9 to 16 years old

• Adults aged 30 to 38 years old

How to protect yourselves from Aedes mosquitoes?

• Use long sleeves shirt

• Put 'No Entry' sign

When should you get to a hospital immediately to be checked for complications?

• Whenever we want to go

• When we start to feel worse in the first 24 hours after our fever goes down