{"id":2003339,"date":"2023-08-17T04:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T08:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-issues-dengue-fever-alert\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T05:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T09:02:26","slug":"florida-issues-dengue-fever-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-issues-dengue-fever-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida warns of Dengue Fever outbreak."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-issues-dengue-fever-alert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Attention, Florida residents! The state \u200dhas just issued a warning about dengue \u2063fever cases. So \u200cfar this year,\u200d we&#8217;ve seen a\u2064 total of 10 locally acquired cases. It&#8217;s time to take precautions!<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Health \u200dDepartment has declared Broward County as a\u2062 mosquito-borne illness alert zone until the end of the\u2063 year. This alert \u200dcomes after two cases of\u200b dengue were confirmed in the county.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200d the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dallas-boy-4-snatched-from-bed-viciously-murdered-by-ankle-monitored-teen-report\/\" title=\"Dallas Boy, 4, Snatched From Bed, Viciously Murdered By Ankle-Monitored Teen: Report\u00a0\">surveillance report<\/a> from the Florida Health\u200c Department, covering the week from July 30 to Aug. 5, Broward County is not the only area affected. Eight other cases were contracted in\u2064 neighboring Miami-Dade County. This means that both counties are under alert for the virus.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/cases-of-severe-tropical-disease-exploding-with-no-end-in-sight-who-5421165\">Cases of Severe Tropical Disease Exploding With No End in Sight: WHO<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">7\/25\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/peru-sees-nearly-150000-dengue-cases-amid-el-nino-rains-over-1300-hospitalizations-daily-5332362\">Peru Reports Nearly \u200b150,000 Dengue Cases Amid El Ni\u00f1o Rains; Over 1,300 Hospitalizations Daily<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">6\/14\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Florida Health Department&#8217;s alert states, &#8220;In 2023, there are 2 locally acquired dengue cases in \u200cBroward County. In 2022,\u2063 there\u2063 were 2\u2064 locally acquired dengue\u200d cases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Remember, dengue is spread by the bite of an\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-ivermectin\/\" title=\"The Truth About Ivermectin\">infected mosquito<\/a> and \u200dis not normally present in Florida. However, infected travelers can bring the virus \u200cback to Florida \u200dmosquitoes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Florida Health Department&#8217;s surveillance report for 2023, 190 dengue \u200bcases have been contracted by Florida residents within two weeks after traveling\u2064 to regions where dengue is \u2063endemic. Most of these cases, 130 to be exact, came from \u200bpeople who had traveled to Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 190 reported cases in Florida, 43 were\u2064 reported in the week spanning July 30 to Aug. 5.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms\u2063 and\u2064 Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Dengue, also known as breakbone\u2064 fever, is a\u2064 viral infection \u200btransmitted from mosquitoes to humans. While many individuals with dengue \u200bremain asymptomatic and heal within a couple \u200cof weeks,\u2063 a small percentage progress to severe dengue and require\u200d medical attention in a\u2063 hospital \u200dsetting.<\/p>\n<p>Mosquitos of the <em>Aedes<\/em> species (<em>Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus<\/em>) can spread\u200d dengue viruses \u200cthrough their\u200b bites, and they are also responsible for spreading the Zika and chikungunya viruses.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-issues-dengue-fever-alert\/\" title=\"Florida warns of Dengue Fever outbreak.\">transmission electron microscopic image depicts<\/a> a number of round dengue \u2063virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. (Frederick Murphy\/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) had previously warned that cases \u200cof \u200ddengue could\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-home-prices-are-up-nearly-25-since-this-time-last-year\/\" title=\"Report: Home Prices Are Up Nearly 25% Since This Time Last Year\">reach record highs<\/a> this year. Reported cases have increased eight-fold since 2000, reaching 4.2 million cases in \u200b2022.<\/p>\n<p>About half of the world&#8217;s population\u200b is now at risk, according to Raman Velayudhan, a specialist at the WHO&#8217;s Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases department. He stated, &#8220;We estimate that about 100 to 400 million cases are reported every\u2062 year. This is basically an estimate, and the American region alone has reported about 2.8 \u2063million cases and 101,280 deaths.&#8221; There is also concern about the southern spread of dengue to \u200bBolivia, Paraguay, and Peru.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The Asian Tiger mosquito \u200bfeeds on a victim&#8217;s blood.\u2064 Dengue fever in southern China&#8217;s Guangdong\u200c Province \u200dhas led \u200cto \u20646,089 cases recently, two of which resulted in death. (Jack Leonard\/New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board\/Getty\u200d Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to \u2062the WHO, there is no specific\u2064 treatment \u200bfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-vaccines-make-sars-cov-2-infection-worse-scientists-weigh-in-on-antibody-dependent-enhancement\/\" title=\"Could Vaccines Make SARS-CoV-2 Infection Worse? Scientists Weigh in on Antibody Dependent Enhancement\">dengue fever<\/a>, and no direct drug intervention available. \u200cHowever, the disease is usually managed with fever and pain medications. The \u200dWHO emphasizes the importance of preventative measures, such as removing places where \u200cstagnant\u200c water can collect, spraying repellent around buildings, using mosquito coils, and sleeping under nets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has alerted residents about dengue fever as 10 local cases were confirmed this year. Broward County is now under a mosquito-borne illness alert until year-end. 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