Title
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-19-2015
Abstract
In recent years, the transmission of dengue fever has increased surprisingly fast and has become a major international public health concern. As of today this disease has mainly affected large countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in the certain areas. The amount of people that have got this infection has dramatically increase in recent decades. Over 40% of the world’s population are currently at risk of getting Dengue Fever. There is now an estimate of 50-100 million people that catch this disease every year (World Health Organization, 2002).
Repository Citation
Hernandez, Ashley and Harkness, Chris, "Dengue Fever" (2015). Infectious Diseases Project 2015. 4.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/stem_center_student_posters_infectious_diseases_project_2015/4