I have been bitten twice by a mosquito today... and when i finally manage to kill it.. i saw black and white strips on it legs.. An Aedes aegypti (a.k.a. Aedes mosquito).
Its been said that if you get contract dengue fever the second time... it could be fatal. Heres why.
"Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are caused by one of four closely related, but antigenically distinct, virus serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4), of the genus Flavivirus. Infection with one of these serotypes does not provide cross-protective immunity. "
~CDC
Being immune to one virus, the body might think it is immune to the others as well, when it is not. So the immnue system might not recognise the other viruses and leave the victim helpless to the attack.
As of lately, the number of people contracting this dengue fever has shot up from a 136 to 300 cases per WEEK. The things we all take for granted. Lets just hope I dont end up in the CDC bed one more time.
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