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Dengue
Cases on the Rise in Nicaragua
MANAGUA – Cases of both hemorrhagic dengue
and classic dengue have been on the rise in
Nicaragua in recent weeks, the Health
Ministry said.
A total of 1,706 cases of classic dengue and
46 of the hemorrhagic variety have been
registered in the Central American nation,
the ministry said in a report released on
Tuesday.
The figures were up sharply from the 1,480
classic dengue cases and 25 hemorrhagic
dengue cases detailed in the Health
Ministry’s Oct. 4 report.
Eight people have died in Nicaragua from
dengue so far this year.
Dengue is a serious viral disease
transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito
that is characterized by high fever, intense
headaches, muscle pain, gastro-intestinal
problems and rashes.
Hemorrhagic dengue, in addition to having
symptoms associated with classic dengue,
like fever, headaches and joint pain, can
also produce internal bleeding.
Children between the ages of 5 and 14 have
been the group most affected by the disease,
with the outbreak being especially bad in
Boaco, Leon, Managua, Masaya and Rio San
Juan provinces, the Health Ministry said.
Public health officials are working to
prevent the mosquitoes that spread the
disease from breeding.
A door-to-door dengue prevention campaign is
being conducted in Nicaragua’s 153
municipalities. EFE
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