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Dengue Fever and Public Health Assignment

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Added on  2020-04-01

Dengue Fever and Public Health Assignment

   Added on 2020-04-01

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DENGUE FEVER AND PUBLIC HEALTH 1Title-Dengue Fever and Public HealthAssignment Name-Student NameCourse Name and NumberProfessorDate
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DENGUE FEVER AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2ContentsExecutive Summary.....................................................................................................................3Introduction..................................................................................................................................4Problems / Statement of Issues....................................................................................................4Background..................................................................................................................................5Pre-Existing policies/Activity......................................................................................................6Considerations and Recommendation.........................................................................................8Conclusion.................................................................................................................................15References..................................................................................................................................15
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DENGUE FEVER AND PUBLIC HEALTH 3Executive SummaryDengue fever is the serious health problem in many tropical countries. It is an infectious disease caused by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito. It is a viral illness that lasts for a week or more. There are four types of viruses and the severity of the dengue fever. This disease was known as break-bone fever as sometimes it causes severe joint and muscle pain. I am preparing this report to provide the overview of the action taken by Department of health, Australian Government to control this disease. Various steps are below that can help in controlling the breeding of the mosquito at homes and near areas. No vaccine is available for this virus as on date, to protect from a mosquito bite is the only remedy to this. Various prevention and control measures with the advantages and disadvantages to be followed are discuss in detail.
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DENGUE FEVER AND PUBLIC HEALTH 4IntroductionDengue is a viral disease caused by a mosquito. It is a major health concern in tropical and subtropical regions. The rising incidence of this disease may be due to the common factors like growing population, increasing urbanization, global warming and due to the limited success of vector control measures by the public or by the Government. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers dengue as a major global health challenge. Roughly 100 million infections cases occur every year in different regions of the countries. It causes severe flu-like symptoms, such as high fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, vomiting, skin rash. The full life cycle of dengue involves the mosquito as a transmitter and the humans as the victim and the source of infection.Problems / Statement of IssuesUrbanization and the global warming have led to the significant rise in the percentage of the cases reported of this severe disease. The mortality rate is 1-5% without treatment and less than 1% with treatment. It is an alarming stage now for the entire Australian Government and thepeople, to control this disease before this becomes an epidemic spread. Prevention and safety steps should be followed strictly by the public to cut down the rising ratio. Although major casesare shown in northern Australia, slowly and slowly it is becoming a public health issue in south part as well.
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