Florida woman warns of dengue dangers after painful illness

Dengue fever cases are surfacing in Brevard County, and one Melbourne woman says her recent bout with the mosquito-borne illness was the most painful experience of her life.

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Dengue fever cases are surfacing in Brevard County, and one Melbourne woman says her recent bout with the mosquito-borne illness was the most painful experience of her life.

What we know:

Dengue fever is currently spreading from mosquitoes to humans in Central Florida, specifically in Brevard County. What’s important about this spread is these cases are being locally transmitted, which means people are getting the disease who say they haven’t left the country.

Usually, people get sick in other places. Because of this, health and mosqui

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