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Dengue - the hidden battle we're fighting alongside COVID-19
Admist the news of COVID-19, it is easy to overlook the dengue fight that is ongoing in Singapore and the region. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has sounded the alarm that Singapore's dengue cases could exceed last year, if no immediate attention is given to curb its spread. Malaysia, Indonesia and India have similarly warned about the trend of rising cases, as dengue typically peaks in the summer months.
What's been worrying for Singapore is that a rare strain of dengue (DENV-3), which has been dormant for decades, is now making its rounds in the community. What this means is that fewer people have immunity to this strain of dengue virus, and we could see an increased number of people infected.
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Healthcare in the Spotlight |
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Widespread testing in Boston and Chelsea found that a significant number of infected people never feel sick at all. This is good news and bad news. |
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Is traditional medicine is just a placebo? While western critics are aplenty, the Chinese government says otherwise. |
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What do we know about immunity to COVID-19 so far? Why aren't immunity passports a good way to get the economy back on track? |
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Does exercise suppress or benefit our immune system? Studies show that active people get significantly fewer upper respiratory tract infections. |
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People who carry a gene called APOE4 face an increased risk of Alzheimer's. But that effect may be lessen if they got luckier with a different gene. |
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The changing climate may not have directly caused COVID-19, but it undermines environmental determinants of health, and places additional stress on health systems |
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Brookings hosted a webinar to explore what lessons might be learned from the global pandemic that may inform response to other global issues, such as climate change. |
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That's all for the week! |
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