00:00 It's yet another deadly consequence of rising temperatures.
00:03 Dengue fever is present in more and more regions around the globe and the World Health Organization
00:08 is sounding the alarm.
00:11 We need to really prepare countries for how they will deal with the additional pressure
00:15 that will come in the future in many, many big cities.
00:21 More than 4.2 million cases were reported around the globe in 2022.
00:26 Over 20,000 infected patients died from the disease.
00:31 Bangladesh alone has recorded 1,000 deaths from dengue fever this year, the worst outbreak
00:37 to date.
00:38 Health professionals must coordinate sectors to treat the sick.
00:46 It's like an emergency.
00:47 We brought all our doctors under a central umbrella and scheduled our nurses, logistic
00:52 manpower and cleaners on rotation.
00:56 We unified the system like we did during COVID and we applied what we learned to this situation
01:01 now.
01:05 The disease is spread by mosquitoes that survive in more regions of the world due to global
01:11 warming.
01:12 Most positive cases go undetected, but as this patient in Guadeloupe describes, symptoms
01:17 include fever, muscle spasms and debilitating joint pain.
01:25 Aches and pains, headaches, no fever.
01:30 I didn't feel a fever, but maybe I did have one.
01:33 And difficulty walking.
01:35 Any effort was superhuman.
01:40 Only 1% of dengue fever cases are fatal, but the disease can lead to brain damage.
01:46 The WHO approved a vaccine to fight the illness for the first time this week.
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