What Is the Dengue Virus?
4. Where Is Dengue Most Common?
If you live in a dry climate in an urban environment where mosquitoes are not much of a problem, dengue is likely not something you have to worry about in your daily life. In tropical and sub-tropical areas where it rains a lot, the mosquitoes that transmit dengue can be a real public health hazard.
Dengue outbreaks typically happen after the monsoon season, when mosquito populations explode. While outbreaks can occur wherever the right kind of mosquito lives, they are most commonly seen in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific Islands.
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