Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak - BBC News

Worst outbreak on record is blamed on wet weather allowing virus-carrying mosquitoes to spread.
6 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Officials said this week the country is facing its most severe dengue outbreak in historyBy Derek CaiBBC News, SingaporeNearly 1,000 people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in recent weeks, in what authorities say is the country's most severe outbreak of the disease yet.
Extraordinarily wet monsoons have made it easier for mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus to breed in dirty and stagnant water.
Officials have struggled to contain the spread of the disease and hospitals have been critically overwhelmed.
In severe cases, dengue causes internal bleeding which can lead to death.
Its symptoms include headaches, nausea, joint and muscle pain.
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