Article about dengue fever case.
A second case of locally acquired dengue fever has been confirmed, the Miami-Dade County Health Department said Wednesday.
Dengue fever is a painful but seldom fatal viral disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The person who contracted the illness has fully recovered, the health department said. The first locally acquired case in the county in 50 years was confirmed in November.
Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, joint and bone pain, and nausea. It is not transmitted person to person.
The health department urged area residents to cover up when mosquitoes are active, use mosquito repellant, get rid of standing water where mosquitoes breed and fasten screens on windows.
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