Dengue: more than 56 thousand cases confirmed throughout the country

The dengue epidemic continues to advance in our country and, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Health of the Nation, there are already 56,324 total cases registered. At the moment, the circulation of the virus was identified in 15 jurisdictions corresponding to four regions: Central Region (Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe), NEA region (Corrientes, Formosa, Chaco), NOA region (Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán) and the province of San Luis in the Cuyo region. In reference to chikungunya fever, 1,278 cases have been registered so far, of which 776 acquired the infection in the country, while 215 are under investigation and 287 acquired the disease abroad. At the moment, the circulation of this virus has been confirmed in different locations of 8 jurisdictions: Buenos Aires, City of Buenos Aires, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Formosa, Santa Fe and Salta. Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of the mosquito of the genus Aedes, mainly by Aedes aegypti. When the mosquito feeds on blood from a person infected with the dengue virus, it acquires it and after 8 to 12 days it is able to transmit it to a healthy person through the bite. Mother-to-child transmission is possible but rare. Symptoms are fever accompanied by one or more of the following: pain behind the eyes, head, muscle, and joints; nausea and vomiting; severe tiredness; appearance of spots on the skin and itching; bleeding from the nose and gums. Chikungunya fever is also a viral disease that, like dengue, is transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes and can also be transmitted from mother to child in the perinatal period. Symptoms usually begin 3 to 7 days after the mosquito bite. The most common is the sudden onset of fever, often accompanied by joint pain. In addition, they may appear: muscle pain, headache; nausea; fatigue and rash.

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