DENGUE IN MALAYSIA
reported (an increase of 11 per cent compared with Week 16). (9.4 per cent) compared with 43,065 cases in 2019 during the same period.
Fever, headaches, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, nausea/vomiting, rash and fatigue.
Severe dengue: severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, rapid breathing, bleeding gums, fatigue, restlessness and blood in vomit. If left unmanaged, this can lead to death.
People should wear clothing that covers the body well (especially legs and feet).
Keep mosquitoes out of the house by placing insect screens over doors and windows.
Apply insect repellent according to the manufacturer’s label instructions.
Sleep under a net, even during the day.
Take extra precaution to prevent transmission if a family member is infected by avoiding mosquito bites.
Dengue is a mosquitoborne viral infection.
The virus responsible for causing dengue, is called dengue virus (DENV).
There are four DENV serotypes, meaning that it is possible to be infected four times.
There is no specific treatment for dengue/ severe dengue. Early detection of disease progression associated with severe dengue, and access to proper medical care lowers fatality rates of severe dengue to below 1%.
Risk of dengue infection exists in 129 countries: 70 per cent of the actual burden is in Asia.
High number of cases were reported in Bangladesh (101,000), Malaysia (131,000), the Philippines (420,000) and Vietnam (320,000) in Asia.
In Malaysia, dengue cases usually start increasing from May and spike after the monsoon season during July and August.
Climatic factors
(Heavy rainfall, warm temperature and humidity) create favourable conditions for the vectors to flourish.
PERLIS 18
PENANG 322
(1)*
PERAK 1,281 (1)*
SELANGOR 23,402 (25)*
K.LUMPUR / PUTRAJAYA 3,242
(4)*
KEDAH 347
N. SEMBILAN 880 (2)* MELAKA 743
(4)*
One dengue death reported
Cumulative figure of 64 deaths in 2020
KELANTAN 1,449
(2)*
TERENGGANU 113
PAHANG 978
(2)*
JOHOR 3,242 (11)*
SARAWAK 905
(2)*
LABUAN 4
SABAH 2,075 (10)*
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