Department of Disease Control deputy governor and spokesman Asadang Ruayajin said on Friday November 15 that it was possible for dengue to be contracted through sexual intercourse as the virus falls in the same group as Zika.
The Spanish man reportedly developed dengue fever despite never visiting any area prone to that disease. Authorities in Madrid said his partner had been infected by the virus during a visit to Cuba. Reports said scientists found out only a year and half ago that the virus could live in semen, after a traveller returning from Thailand was examined.
Dengue fever is mainly contracted from the Aedes mosquito. Those infected suffer from high fever, bodyache, and sometimes stomach ache or diarrhoea, symptoms similar to influenza.
He said public health volunteers could play a crucial role by encouraging and instructing local people to eliminate breeding places of mosquitoes so as to prevent dengue. In Focus. Director of company linked to two Rayong fires dies in custody. THAI moving forward with fleet expansion. Myawaddy in crisis as oil prices soar to over 50 baht per litre.
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