Dengue Fever: Tainan Faces Worst Outbreak, Over 10,000 Infected, 36 Dead
Since this summer, a total of 11,006 dengue cases in Tainan have been recorded and it is increasing every day. An average of 510 cases across China were daily reported last week. Within this week, 3,550 new cases of the fever were reported, multiplying 1.6 times more than the previous week, according to the China Post.
What is dengue
fever?
Dengue fever is an
acute viral disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses.
The incubation period is 3-8 days (range, 3-14 days). Symptoms include high
fever, headache, eye pain (behind the eyes), muscle and/or joint pain and rash.
Generally, younger children have a milder illness than older children and
adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control site.
How do people get
dengue fever?
Dengue fever is
spread through the bite of the Aedes mosquito and feels like a flu. The fever
occurs in many tropical countries and has symptoms such as exhaustion,
headache, fever, muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes, according to Bupa
International.
In September of
2014, 21,000 people were infected by dengue fever in China, making it the
country's worst outbreak in two decades. The outbreak attributed to the
exceptionally hot weather, as reported in a previous HNGN article.
Although this
year's dengue fever cases were lower than last year's - which were at 15,732 in
Tainan and Kaohsiung - the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) still tracks the
cases with their National Infectious Disease Statistics System to formulate
dengue control and prevention strategies for the citizens of China. "The
cumulative total of 18 deaths were found to be linked with dengue infection.
Thirty-six deaths, including 33 from Tainan City, 2 from Kaohsiung City, and 1
from Pingtung County, are still waiting to be reviewed,"according to the
Outbreak News Today.
Up to this day,
there is no specific treatment for dengue infection. For those who think that
they have dengue fever, they will be advised to rest, to take analgesics with
acetaminophen, to drink plenty of fluids and to consult a doctor.
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- according to the China Post.
WHEN-Since this summer
WHAT- a total of 11,006 dengue cases in Tainan have been recorded and it is increasing every day
WHY-not given
WHERE-in Tainan
HOW-not given
Keywords：
- outbreak 爆發
- multiply 倍增
- acute viral disease 病毒性疾病
- incubation period 潛伏期
- symptoms 症狀
- exhaustion 疲憊，衰竭
- swollen lymph nodes 淋巴結腫大
- infection 傳染病，感染
- analgesics with acetaminophen 乙酰氨基酚(止痛藥)
- fluid 流體的
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- according to the China Post.
WHEN-Since this summer
WHAT- a total of 11,006 dengue cases in Tainan have been recorded and it is increasing every day
WHY-not given
WHERE-in Tainan
HOW-not given
Keywords：
- outbreak 爆發
- multiply 倍增
- acute viral disease 病毒性疾病
- incubation period 潛伏期
- symptoms 症狀
- exhaustion 疲憊，衰竭
- swollen lymph nodes 淋巴結腫大
- infection 傳染病，感染
- analgesics with acetaminophen 乙酰氨基酚(止痛藥)
- fluid 流體的
Dengue fever seems to be a really serious disease but it was transmitted only by mosquitoes. And I think people who suffer from it are a pity because they lived for a long time not having a big disease but they died due to a bite from a small mosquito.
回覆刪除Dengue fever is not a new disease, but it always happens in some special time. If people don't make appropriate prevention, the disease will out of control and more and more people will suffer from it, even die.So everyone should take it seriously.
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回覆刪除The condition in Tainan is very dangerous.And I think we should keep the habit of cleaning our environment .We usually clean our environment around the house when typhoons' coming which cause damages, or the dengue fever.
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