Question: According to World Health Organization what percentage of the world population is likely to be affected from Dengue?
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 40%
(d) 50%
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- On 9 December 2015 a dengue fever vaccine “Dengvaxia” developed by the French pharmaceutical giant “Sanofi” has been approved for use by Mexico.
- This is first-ever vaccine against dengue fever has been cleared for use by any country.
- The vaccine is 60.5 percent effective against dengue normal and 93.2 percent effective against severe dengue symptoms.
- The vaccine has been approved after the clinical trial of two years over 40,000 patients in the world, including residents of Mexico.
- According to the World Health Organization, about 40 percent of the world population (3.9 billion people) is likely to be having dengue.
- The World Health Organization says dengue has become the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease, with as many as 40 crores people infected every year in 128 countries.
Reference:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/business/first-dengue-fever-vaccine-approved-by-mexico.html?_r=0