Diseases like malaria, dengue fever and cholera can spread quickly especially in temperatures over 30 degrees. |
Across the island, public hospitals are overcrowded with patients suffering from dengue and other viral fevers. |
Dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever is a viral disease carried by mosquitoes. |
Health and education facilities are minimal and diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and tuberculosis are common. |
Other flaviviruses are yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, and Saint Louis encephalitis. |
Infections like dengue and malaria, therefore, proliferate solely where environmental conditions are suitable. |