Dengue : An Emerging Public Health Challenge
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
Epidemiological transition of the world with a focus on developing countries have resulted in the dual burden of diseases whereby non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing without any [1] significant reduction of communicable diseases. Effective newer drugs and vaccines have played pivotal role in conquering/controlling communicable diseases like Smallpox, Poliomyelitis, Dracunculiosis, Yaws, Malaria, Leprosy, Tetanus (neonatal & maternal) etc. This decline is being compensated by unabated Tuberculosis and emergence of other vector borne diseases (VBDs) especially the arthropod borne viral (arboviral) diseases such as Dengue and Chikungunya Virus. Between the two, dengue attracts more attention because of the mortality associated which is rarely seen in Chikungunya Virus.
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Rashmi Sharma
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