Health alert issued for dengue outbreaks spreading in travel hotspots

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a informing astir dengue fever successful complete 15 countries.

The "Level 1: Practice Usual Precautions" alert was published connected Monday.

"Dengue is simply a year-round consequence successful galore parts of nan world, pinch outbreaks commonly occurring each 2 to 5 years," nan agency stated. "Some countries are reporting accrued numbers of cases of nan disease."

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The announcement comes arsenic Americans proceed their spring break travels. Countries specified arsenic nan Maldives and Cooks Island successful New Zealand are among those listed successful nan warning.

Dengue fever is a virus dispersed done bites from an infected mosquito, which typically causes aches, pains, nausea, vomiting and rashes, according to nan CDC.

The CDC has issued a Level 1 dengue fever informing to 16 countries – including nan Maldives (pictured).  (iStock)

The fever is communal successful tropical and subtropical areas of nan world. It is typically recovered successful nan Americas, Africa, nan Middle East, Asia and nan Pacific Islands, arsenic good arsenic galore Caribbean destinations.

Symptoms and treatment

Typical symptoms of dengue see aches and pains (in nan eyes, muscles, joints aliases bones), nausea, vomiting and rash — usually knowledgeable wrong 2 weeks of being bitten, per nan CDC.

Most group acquisition symptoms for 2 to 7 days earlier recovering.

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"It’s typically a much mild illness, but tin beryllium severe, causing headaches, associated pain, fever, abdominal symptom and moreover death," Dr. Mark Fischer, location aesculapian head of International SOS, a starring aesculapian and information services company, antecedently told Fox News Digital. 

Severe cases of dengue tin lead to bleeding from nan chemoreceptor aliases gums and vomiting of blood. One successful 20 group who statement nan fever create terrible dengue, according to nan CDC.

Dengue fever is dispersed by mosquito bites. The fever is communal successful tropical and subtropical areas of nan world. (iStock)

There is not presently immoderate medicine to dainty dengue. Infected group are advised to rest, return acetaminophen for symptom and fever, enactment hydrated and spot a doctor.

There is a vaccine available for U.S. children betwixt 9 and 16 years of property who person antecedently tested affirmative for dengue and are surviving successful areas wherever nan infection is common.

Prevention of mosquito-borne disease

Travelers returning from dengue-endemic areas are urged to return precautions to forestall mosquito bites for 3 weeks. If dengue symptoms create wrong 2 weeks of return, travelers are advised to activity aesculapian evaluation.

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Experts besides urge eliminating standing water wherever mosquitoes breed. Some examples see buckets, water-catching plants (such arsenic bromeliads), mini containers, planters, rainfall barrels and moreover cups near outside.

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Fischer added, "It’s important to deterioration insect repellent that contains DEET, picaridin aliases citrus and eucalyptus oil, arsenic these ingredients are nan astir effective astatine repelling mosquitoes and different insects."

"Those who unrecorded successful areas pinch mosquito populations should effort to deterioration long-sleeved shirts and agelong pants, particularly astatine dusk and successful nan evening, erstwhile mosquitoes are astir active, to debar getting bitten connected exposed skin."

Dengue fever typically causes aches, pains, nausea, vomiting and rashes, according to nan CDC. (iStock)

Keeping screens connected windows and doors is besides a bully measurement to forestall insects from entering and perchance causing the spread of disease, he said. 

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"If you unrecorded successful an area that has a precocious level of mosquito-borne diseases, you should usage mosquito nets erstwhile sleeping and destruct immoderate opinionated h2o successful and astir nan home, since still bodies of h2o are breeding grounds for nan insects," Fischer added.