When the Fever Doesn't Break.

AN UPTICK IN DISEASE Dengue is a viral infection carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also transmits Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya. A week before, while celebrating the Islamic holiday Eid-ul- Azha, she had developed the telltale symptoms of dengue: exhaustion, a nagging fever and joint pain. DENGUE AROUND THE WORLD About half of the global population lives in areas (shown here in orange) that are susceptible to dengue. [Extracted from the article]