Dengue Uproar In Bangladesh: Look Back And Forward To Learn To Live With Dengue
Summary
Dengue is an emerging communicable vector borne infectious diseases of great public health concern. The first outbreak that occurred in 2000 baffled the people, profession and power alike. Dengue was not known and most are not accustomed. In addition, dengue had been found to be a disease of people of upper echelon of the society those who have voice, power and resources. Though at that time the case fatality off dengue was found to less comparing to other communicable infections, malaria for example. Dengue as such created the uproar that was reverberating around many tenets of care and prevention. On the other hand, during decades there are so many missed opportunities. After two decades plus with dengue endemo-epidemic, the situation and sensitization remain at the square root one with little step ahead fueling more uproars. This narrative reflects on issues that may be picked by concerned people and program to ameliorate uproars. Dengue cannot be eliminated. There is a ‘Need to learn to Live with Dengue’.