How does it play?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that more than 40% of the world population could suffer dengue .

During the Dengue Seminar , carried out in Ixtapa de la Sal by the laboratories Sanofi , the infectious disease César Martínez , pediatrician of the University Hospital of Monterrey, Nuevo León, indicates thatdengue It is a public health problem:

"It is an infection caused by a virus that transmits the female mosquito Aedes aegypti. It is only transmitted from humans to humans. Once the mosquito is infected it remains as a carrier forever and is a risk engine to transmit the disease. "

 

How does it play?

Far from what you might think the virus of thedengue It reproduces in clean, but stagnant water: "Hence the importance of housewives having their yards clean and preventing clean water from remaining in containers for a long time."

And because of the climate change thedengue it is present not only in tropical zones, but warm ones like Monterrey, Nuevo León; León, Guanajuato, etc.

In this sense the doctor César Martínez urges people to take precautionary measures not only in the cleaning of their home, but also in their attire.

"No doubt using a mosquito repellent helps, but if we add cotton clothing, long sleeves, etc., they are very helpful to avoid the risk of being infected."

 

Dengue in Mexico

For 2014, it is estimated that the same number of cases ofdengue in 2013, 62 thousand: "19 thousand of those cases will be dengue hemorrhagic or severe, which can incapacitate, disable, hospitalize or even cause death to one person, while the rest will be classic dengue".

According to the specialist, so far this year, the Federal Health Secretariat (SSA) has registered more than 2 thousand 157 cases, compared to 2 thousand 704, reported in the same period of the previous year.

The cases reported in 2014 mainly include Sinaloa, Yucatán, Guerrero, Jalisco and Nuevo León.
"Humidity and heat are a good culture medium for these mosquitoes. When you have more than 20 degrees Celsius it is excellent for them; it kills them below. "


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