As I said weeks ago: dengue will be a nightmare worldwide. My country, Brazil, has a great plan of action against dengue and 2024 was a disaster cause it was really worse this year.
Take a note: we have free and universal health care, our health system reaches the most remote places inside the country, we have a great vaccination plan, our population takes vaccines, we handle dengue every year very well.
Wasn't there a new generation vaccine for it released this yesr? Wouñd you say that it's helping?
I've had Dengue, twice. 2/10, would not recommend.
I agree 2/10. The 2 points are because it was an interesting experience to be resurrected from the brink of death by the IV drip in the hospital. Also seeing my eyeballs full of blood was pretty metal.
I managed to avoid the hemorrhagic strain both times. Fuck that noise.
Hemorragic is not an strain. If you got 1 strain and get recontaminated with a second strain within 6 months, you'll be in a russian roullete of develop a hemorragic disease
They were one year apart. I used "strain" incorrectly when what I was trying to say is that I never got what we then called hemorrhagic dengue. This was back in the 80's and I have Thankfully never had to think about Dengue again...until now.
“Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents”
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