News Forum - Dengue fever outbreak in Thailand’s Isaan region

[Thaiger]

Four provinces in northeast Thailand have seen an outbreak in cases of dengue fever since January. So far, a total of 1,199 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been recorded in Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram and Surin. The most commonly affected age group are 10 to 14 year old children. Symptoms of dengue include high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pain and a skin rash. Dengue has gained the nickname “breakbone fever” because of the severe joint pain it can cause. Cases often require hospitalisation and symptoms typically last two to seven days. The disease is spread by infected […]

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[ThaiEyes]

There’s a vaccine for that, albeit with only 65% effectiveness

[Pinetree]

There is always a breakout of Dengue Fever in Issan, every year, without fail. Hardly new news.  

[Soidog]

2 minutes ago, Pinetree said:

There is always a breakout of Dengue Fever in Issan, every year, without fail. Hardly new news.  

My thoughts exactly. !!

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

25 minutes ago, Pinetree said:

There is always a breakout of Dengue Fever in Issan, every year, without fail. Hardly new news.  

Just like ….

There is always a breakout of COVID19  in Thailand, every week, without fail. Hardly new news.

[Bluesofa]

4 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Dengue has gained the nickname “breakbone fever” because of the severe joint pain it can cause.

Dengue fever in Thai is called ไข้เลือดออก - bleeding fever. No idea why.

[Marble-eye]

25 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Dengue fever in Thai is called ไข้เลือดออก - bleeding fever. No idea why.

Just googled it out of interest:

 

…a more severe form, called dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), which is characterized by hemorrhaging blood vessels and thus bleeding from the nose, mouth, and internal tissues. Untreated DHF may result in blood vessel collapse, causing a usually fatal condition known as dengue shock syndrome. Dengue is caused by one of…

https://www.britannica.com/science/dengue-hemorrhagic-fever