Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professor Dr. Marty Makary weighs in on whether Americans should be concerned about the rise in both COVID cases and Dengue fever in the U.S.
and discusses Potassium Chloride meds being recalled for heart risks. Two cases of locally acquired dengue fever – a mosquito-borne illness – have been confirmed in the Florida Keys , the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County announced earlier this week. The Monroe Department of Health and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) are upping their surveillance and prevention efforts as cases arise, the notice said.
These measures include door-to-door mosquito inspections in the area, enhanced trapping and monitoring, and aerial and truck-mounted larvicide and adulticide treatments. TIGER MOSQUITOES BLAMED FOR SPREAD OF DENGUE FEVER: ‘MOST INVASIVE SPECIES’ Dengue fever can cause flu-like symptoms that include severe muscle aches, joint pain, fever and rashes, according to the alert. Dengue fever is not contagious and can only be spread by an infected mosquito.
Symptoms can appear within 14 days of being bitten. The Florida Keys has confirmed two locally acquired cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever. (iStock) DOH-Monroe reminded residents to take basic precautions against mosquito bites, including wearing bug repellent on skin and clothing, keeping screens on windows, using air conditioning in the home, and keeping doors and windows closed when possible.
UNDERSTANDING THE SEVERITY.
