Dengue fever is a very big and dangerous virus which is found in every continent except Europe. It is found in all other continents because Europe is not found between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. A country/continent has to be between those two hemisphere lines as they make up the tropics. Dengue mosquitoes only can breed in the tropics.  The mosquito can only breed in the tropics because it needs a warm, humid and wet environment. In Europe it is warm and wet but not humid or sometimes it is to wet or cold. The dengue virus infects over 100,000,000 people all over the world and in more than 110 countries. The mosquito is most dangerous to young children because their immunity to illnesses is not as strong as the adults. In Asia, Africa and South America the dengue fever is the most dangerous but in North America the only country there that has it is Mexico and most of it there is desert. Here in Singapore they do a lot of checks on houses, car parks, etc. In other countries they have their own way of preventing dengue, like in Brazil in 2002 they held a “D-Day Against Dengue”. Volunteers, firefighters, soldiers and health-care workers all went to take part in this event.

In  THAILAND

Since after the tsunami hit, dengue has struck because of the water. It had struck in six provinces in Thailand. Local authorities have persuaded the government to prevent dengue as well as malaria. Now they are improving hygiene in camps and burial sites of the tsunami victims.

In CHANDIGARH, INDIA

In Chandigarh, India they recently found 26 fresh suspects of dengue. According to UT health authorities 14 patients were at the Mani Manjra area. The disease affected fewer than 50,000 patients.

In TIMOR LESTE (formerly known as  East  Timor)

In Timor Leste dengue has killed at least ten people and eighty four have been hospitalized with a dangerous hemorrhagic form of disease in which it causes internal bleeding.

Timor Leste’s health minister, Rio de Araujo says that this is a wet season which means that there is a high possibility of deaths rising.

In JAKARTA, INDONESIA

At least 2 people have died and 692 rushed to hospitals due to dengue fever since December 2004.

A spokesman of Jakarta health agency, Evy Zelvino said that the number of people having dengue was likely to increase in the rainy season which is around January and February.