The dengue fever outbreak in Bangladesh is the worst on record, with more than 2,000 new cases being reported daily, the nation's healthcare system is in danger of becoming overburdened as a result of the mosquito-borne tropical disease, which has already claimed nearly 600 lives this year.
Aedes mosquitoes, which spawn in freshwater pools and rain drains, transmit the potentially fatal viral disease to thousands of Bangladeshis during the monsoon season, which lasts from July to September.
Over the past two decades, incidences of dengue fever have increased dramatically. Previously, the worst dengue outbreak came in 2019, with over 100,000 cases reported across the country.
As of Friday, Bangladeshi health authorities have recorded 593 dengue deaths and 123,000 cases of hospitalization in 2023.
In August alone, hospitals received admission for half of the dengue patients. It appears that the outbreak's peak is still to come because the infection rate is not decreasing.
Dengue is the tropical disease that spreads the quickest in the globe, according to a January statement from the globe Health Organization, and it poses a "threat of pandemic proportions." Medical facilities in Bangladesh were ill-prepared to tackle the crisis.
Aedes mosquitoes, which spawn in freshwater pools and rain drains, transmit the potentially fatal viral disease to thousands of Bangladeshis during the monsoon season, which lasts from July to September.
Over the past two decades, incidences of dengue fever have increased dramatically. Previously, the worst dengue outbreak came in 2019, with over 100,000 cases reported across the country.
As of Friday, Bangladeshi health authorities have recorded 593 dengue deaths and 123,000 cases of hospitalization in 2023.
In August alone, hospitals received admission for half of the dengue patients. It appears that the outbreak's peak is still to come because the infection rate is not decreasing.
Dengue is the tropical disease that spreads the quickest in the globe, according to a January statement from the globe Health Organization, and it poses a "threat of pandemic proportions." Medical facilities in Bangladesh were ill-prepared to tackle the crisis.
