Dengue Fever: Tainan Faces Worst Outbreak, Over 10,000 Infected, 36 Dead - Sep 18, 2015
Since this summer, a total of 11,006 dengue cases in Tainan have been recorded and it is increasing every day. An average of 510 cases across China were daily reported last week. Within this week, 3,550 new cases of the fever were reported, multiplying 1.6 times more than the previous week, according to the China Post.
What is dengue fever?
Dengue fever is an acute viral disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. The incubation period is 3-8 days (range, 3-14 days). Symptoms include high fever, headache, eye pain (behind the eyes), muscle and/or joint pain and rash. Generally, younger children have a milder illness than older children and adults.
How do people get dengue fever?
Dengue fever is spread through the bite of the Aedes mosquito and feels like a flu. The fever occurs in many tropical countries and has symptoms such as exhaustion, headache, fever, muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes.
In September of 2014, 21,000 people were infected by dengue fever in China, making it the country's worst outbreak in two decades. The outbreak attributed to the exceptionally hot weather.
Although this year's dengue fever cases were lower than last year's - which were at 15,732 in Tainan and Kaohsiung - the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) still tracks the cases with their National Infectious Disease Statistics System to formulate dengue control and prevention strategies for the citizens of China. "The cumulative total of 18 deaths were found to be linked with dengue infection. Thirty-six deaths, including 33 from Tainan City, 2 from Kaohsiung City, and 1 from Pingtung County, are still waiting to be reviewed."
Up to this day, there is no specific treatment for dengue infection. For those who think that they have dengue fever, they will be advised to rest, to take analgesics with acetaminophen, to drink plenty of fluids and to consult a doctor.
http://www.hngn.com/articles/131063/20150918/dengue-fever-tainan-faces-worst-outbreak-over-10-000-infected.htm
Structure of the Lead:
Who: Dengue Fever
Who: Dengue Fever
When: September, 2015
What: How people affect Dengue Fever and the situation in Tainan.
Why: The biggest Dengue Fever outbreaks in Tainan and the situation is increasingly serious.
Where: Tainan, Taiwan.
How: Not given.
Keywords：
1. multiply (v.) 乘以 ... 倍
2. acute (adj.) 劇烈的
3. joint (n.) 關節處
4. lymph nodes (n.) 淋巴結
5. formulate (v.) 統籌；規劃
6. cumulative (adj.) 漸增的；累加的
7. analgesics (n.) 止痛藥
8. acetaminophen 對乙酰氨基酚 (止痛劑藥物成分)
Dengue fever which is transmitted via the Aedes mosquitoes can cause one's death. I have just learned it last year. It has never broken out so seriously that I didn't know this is a terrible disease which can cause one's death. Tainan was hit by Dengue fever seriously, to be worse, it was the year that strong El Niño(Christ Child) occurred. It was a warm winter which caused Dengue fever had no trend to be slowed down and
回覆刪除be stopped.
Dengue fever is really a horrible disease. Thanks to my friend and family didn't not get the disease. It's really serious in the southern of Taiwan, and its spread speed is very fast. But now its situation has been controlled.
回覆刪除Dengue fever is a terrible disease and Tainan is the most serious PFA .
回覆刪除Fortunately we all did't get the disease .This is the best things of this news.