There is an epidemic of dengue fever in India that is
causing a growing alarm. The government have refused to acknowledge the size of
the problem that is threatening millions of people. India is the focus of a
mosquito- borne plague that is spreading across the globe. It was reported in a
few countries in the 1950’s. Now the epidemic has spread throughout half the
world. It is a tropical disease that is only life- threatening for a small
percentage of the people infected. Many Western tourists are returning from vacations
with dengue fever now that it has reached the shores of United States and
Europe. In India, contributions to the epidemics growth include areas of
standing water and hospitals have become overrun with patients. Officials say
that over 30,000 people have been infected with the dengue fever just through
October. Under reporting of the disease
contributed to the diseases spread. There have also been discouraged efforts to
clean up the sources of the diseased. This has also caused a slowed effort in
the search for a vaccine. This disease is also able to hide in plain sight
because many people who are infected only show mild symptoms of fatigue. 20 percent
of those infected have more serious flu like symptoms such as high fever,
vomiting, skin rash, and muscle aches that can be so powerful the disease has the
nickname of backbone fever.
This article is significant because there are a number of people
who are un diagnosed and do not know that their infection could cause an
increase in this illness. Without the proper care for the disease and vaccine
the disease will continue to spread not only throughout India but throughout
the world. Something needs to be done to stop the dengue fever from spreading
and to help others recover from this illness.
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