Dengue's menace.

Byline: Maria Khattak - Islamabad

MORE than 25,000 dengue cases have been reported this year in Pakistan. The World Health Organization in early 2019 included dengue among top 10 global public health threats to the world. Without exception, Pakistan was among those tropical Asian countries furiously affected by dengue virus.

The medium of dengue to the human body follows by aedes aegypti. It is basically derived from the word known for break-bone fever. It is categorised by five types of serotypes virus DNV1, DNV2...DNV5. The ascending order represents fewer in effect.

Dengue directly hits the white blood cells and plummets the counts within a few hours. Dengue is an endemic disease as it has no cure through...

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