Global Public Health

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.

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