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I'm Portuguese and this has been on the news for a few months now, it's quite scary to think of the consequences this can have when it reaches the mainland, esp
by munchor 14y ago
I'm Portuguese and this has been on the news for a few months now, it's quite scary to think of the consequences this can have when it reaches the mainland, especially in the USA, where over 200 million people live.
- ra 14y agoDengue has always been around in the tropics and subtropics. "There are around 50 million cases of dengue fever around the world each year according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Of those, about 500,000 people contract severe dengue, which is a potentially life-threatening." [1] It's a nasty disease, but it's no Ebola. [1] http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/info/worldwide.asp http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/info/worldwide.asp