A total of 21,527 cases of Dengue Fever, the
mosquito-borne virus were reported across 20 cities
in the province by midnight on Sunday, a startling
increase from the 10,743 cases that made headlines
on September 27.
So far, six people are confirmed to have died from
the disease. Officials in Guangzhou described
containment of the disease as an "extremely
challenging prevention effort," according to SCMP.
Dengue Fever which is a tropical disease, is spread
by mosquitoes, symptoms include high fever and
severe joint pain.
Chinese authorities have attributed the outbreak to
high temperatures and wet weather, and increasing
travel to dengue-prevalent places.
The number of mosquitoes is also said to have
increased five-fold.
Companies and schools are now putting quarantine
measures in place, and Guangzhou has launched a
campaign to clean pooled water where mosquitos
thrive.
Around 80 percent of dengue cases in the country
have been seen in Guangdong.
Signs and symptoms of Dengue Fever:
Typically, people infected with dengue virus are
asymptomatic (80%) or only have mild symptoms
such as an uncomplicated fever. Others have more
severe illness (5%), and in a small proportion it is
life-threatening. The incubation period (time
between exposure and onset of symptoms) ranges
from 3–14 days, but most often it is 4–7 days.
Therefore, travelers returning from endemic areas
are unlikely to have dengue if fever or other
symptoms start more than 14 days after arriving
home. Children often experience symptoms similar
to those of the common cold and gastroenteritis
(vomiting and diarrhea) and have a greater risk of
severe complications, though initial symptoms are
generally mild but include high fever.
There is currently no vaccine available for dengue.

Dem go dey pose, dem go dey dengue! dengue!!

Where there's dengue, Ebola is an apprentice

Abeg make dem hold it right there.

INSTINCTS:
Abeg make dem hold it right there.

Exactly my prayer. I think we should stop importation from China so that they don't export their vector mosquitoes into Nigeria