🦟🧬 Uncover the science behind Dengue virus transmission as Jessica navigates through the Aedes mosquitoes' role in spreading this formidable disease. Learn how environmental factors, urbanization, and global travel contribute to Dengue's widespread impact and what public health professionals are doing to build laboratory capacity around the world.

As always, nothing Jessica says is medical advice or represents past or current employers. Please discuss all medical questions with your own doctor.

Citations:

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue

https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/index.html#:~:text=Dengue%20viruses%20are%20spread%20to,illness%20in%20areas%20with%20risk.

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215840-overview?form=fpf

https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-018-2830-8

https://youtu.be/3LhWuaTRCME?si=GaDN5dNjQceOWUVc

Job:

https://orise.orau.gov/cdc/current-research-opportunities.html