Dengue fever, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes symptoms such as high fever, is rapidly spreading in Central and South America, where the number of infected people has already reached 3.5 million this year, and local health authorities are The number of infected people is expected to be the highest ever.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne infection that causes high fever, severe headaches, muscle and joint pain, and can even lead to death if the symptoms become severe.
The Pan American Health Organization (WHO), the World Health Organization with jurisdiction over the Americas, held a press conference on the 28th and announced that since the start of this year, 3.5 million people have been infected with dengue fever in Central and South America, and more than 1,000 people have died. .
The number of infected people has tripled compared to the same period last year, and 90% of the cases are concentrated in three South American countries: Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Meanwhile, the United States' autonomous territory of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean declared a state of public health emergency on the 25th of this month, and the virus is spreading in countries and regions in Central America and the Caribbean, where infections are usually not seen at this time of year. It means that it is.
The Pan American Health Organization predicts that the number of infected people this year will be the highest ever, exceeding last year's when 4.5 million people were infected, and calls for thorough measures to be taken in areas where the infection is spreading. I'm calling.