Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in the Americas
Auteur: Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Nombre de pages: 98 pages
ISBN: 9275115486, 9789275115480
Edition: Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization
Date de publication: Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization
Description: Dengue and its potentially fatal forms, dengue henorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, once more threaten much of the Americas. In the 1980s the vector control programmes fell victim to the cutbacks in public health expenditure and their responses to dengue outbreaks tended to be a little too late. These guidelines have risen to the challenge by incorporating all aspects of the prevention and control of the disease and its vectors. In addition, because dengue is primarily a problem of domestic sanitation and households can combat the problem inexpensively. The guidelines enmphasize ways to transfer responsibility for dengue control and prevention to the community."