Dengue? Ja de naam knokkelkoorts kenden we wel. Bij ‘googlen’ bleek het om de snelst groeiende (sub)tropische ziekte te gaan. Het Havenziekenhuis heeft dan ook meer dengue- dan malariapatienten. Omdat het om ook om vakantiebestemmingen gaat waar Nederlanders graag naar toe gaan, wilden wij er meer van weten. Deze documentaire werd voor Cineac gemaakt door Fred van Esveld en Ryan [...]

  Hoe begin je een preventiecampagne die gebaseerd is op social media ?Welke middelen zijn daarvoor nodig en hoe speel je erop in bij een tekort hieraan ?Hierover lees je meer in dit stuk.     Handcuff Dengue(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); [Translate]

Dengue is an acute fever caused by a virus. Dengue is usually transmitted by the mosquito Aedesaegypti, and rarely Aedes albopictus. It occurs in two forms: Dengue Fever and Dengue HaemorrhagicFever. Dengue fever is marked by the onset of sudden high fever, severe headache and pain behindthe eyes, muscles and joints. Dengue Haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a more severe form, [...]

The Aedes aegypti is a mosquito which transmits the dengue virus. Aedes aegyptidoes not only transmit the dengue disease, but also diseases like the yellowfever, the riftvalley fever and the chikungunya virus. The dengue mosquito ischaracterized by the white stripes on its back and legs (see appendix, fig. A1).Aedes aegypti is not the only mosquito which transmits dengue. Mosquitoes likethe [...]

Health problems are common worldwide. Dengue is a very dangerous infectious disease which istransmitted by mosquitoes. Seniors and children are particularly at risk. They are very vulnerable and theycan die from the consequences of the infection. Much research is being done, but still there is no vaccineavailable. Also, there is no real treatment. Those facts lead to more than ten [...]

Dengue fever is a life threatening infection and a major health care problem in large regions of the world, primarily in South East Asia and Latin America. Millions of people, especially children, are at risk every year.Dengue is the most prevalent of the arthropod borne viral (ARBO) infections. Clinical symptoms may vary from a mild uncomplicated viral disease, dengue fever [...]