DENGUE PATROL ACTIVITIES DAY 30

DENGUE PATROL ACTIVITIES

DAY 30: 17  OCTOBER 2015 (SATURDAY)

DATE	DAY	ACTIVITIES
DAY 30 17/10/2015 SATURDAY		Update  Dengue  Patrol media social
		Distribute  dengue  brochures  at Pekan Sehari Bota

Dengue and severe dengue

Key facts

• Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection.
• The infection causes flu-like illness, and occasionally develops into a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue.
• The global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades.
• About half of the world's population is now at risk.
• Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
• Severe dengue is a leading cause of serious illness and death among children in some Asian and Latin American countries.
• There is no specific treatment for dengue/ severe dengue, but early detection and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates below 1%.
• Dengue prevention and control solely depends on effective vector control measures.

DISTRIBUTE DENGUE  BROCHURES 

AT  PEKAN SEHARI BOTA