Global Public Health
Title
Course
PUBH-100
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Influenza Virus Vaccines | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
This brief covers political structure, internal challenges, and external challenges in Vietnam, as well as epidemiology, identification, intervention, challenges, and suggestions regarding dengue fever throughout Vietnam. Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, is a leading cause of illness and death in tropical and subtropical countries. Climate variability and change has significantly increased the vector population in Vietnam, and the effects are most significant in peri-urban/rural urban areas. Dengue-related signs include flu-symptoms, leading to undiagnosed dengue fever. The citizens of Vietnam encounter challenges including lack of quality public health insurance and care, extremely high cost of treatment, prime environment for vectors, and general symptoms that often lead to undiagnosed fever.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Hatlestad, Brittany. "Vietnam : Dengue Fever" (2017). Global Public Health.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/pubh100global/9
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Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Influenza Virus Vaccines Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons