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Arthropod-borne viral illnesses
Dengue Fever, Ehrlichioses, Lyme Disease, Rickettsioses (I-XII), Trypanosomiasis (I. African and II. American), Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Filariasis, Loiasis, Onchocerciasis, Rabies, Rat-Bite Fever, Relapsing fever, Leptospirosis, Typhus Fever, and Tularemia

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This is for a journal article review. You just have to pick one of this week's disease to conduct a journal critique on. The diseases for this week are;

Current Management of Dengue in Adults: a Review.Academic JournalBy: Ralapanawa DMPUK; Kularatne SAM. International Medical Journal Malaysia. Jun2015, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p29-42.. Retrieved from Ebscohost database, this is the journal used for the summary.

This summary will focus on the current epidemiology associated with dengue fever and the current management practices engaged in by researchers, healthcare providers, and the World Health Organization to address one of the deadliest diseases known to mankind. Dengue fever is present currently in over 125 countries across the globe and out of the 6 billion people currently living on earth, over 2.5 billion are at risk of becoming infected with dengue. Most of those infected will suffer short-term illness without long-term health issues, but a considerable amount of populations will suffer from Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, which is a severe infection that is often lethal in developing countries that lack the proper resources to provide sufficient care to patients. Currently there is no vaccine that has been developed for dengue, which necessitates the use of early detection as the best form of defense along with symptomatic treatment that consists of fluid resuscitation as this is mandatory for ...

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