ENTO 210 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Aedes Aegypti, Dengue Fever, Dengue Virus
5 Oct 2016
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Reading 10: epidemic dengue/ dengue hemorrhagic fever as a public health, social and economic problem in the 21st century. Became worldwide in the tropics during the 18th and 19th centuries when shipping, industry, and commerce were expanding. First recorded epidemic of dhf was in manila, philippines in 1953-1954: epidemic dhf was localized in se asia because of the aedes agypti eradication program in the americas to control yellow fever. Now it has become one of the most important public health problems of the region: not considered a problem in africa. A person can have non-specific viral syndrome and progress to irreversible shock and death within a few hours: ultra low volume insecticide space sprays to control the epidemics- this has not worked- doesn"t control aedes agypti. Economic impact: difficult to measure the economic impact of epidemic df and dhf on a community, puerto rico spent 6 and 16 million in medical costs and control measures in.
