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Risk Factor Assessment For Dengue Fever

This document provides a risk factor assessment checklist for dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever for those 17 years old and below. The checklist includes risk factors such as being an infant or child, poor sanitation, stagnant water in and outside the home, living in a crowded home, having a compromised immune system, prior infection with dengue fever virus, and travelling or living in tropical countries. Individuals exhibiting three or more of these risk factors would be considered at high risk for the disease.

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Risk Factor Assessment For Dengue Fever

This document provides a risk factor assessment checklist for dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever for those 17 years old and below. The checklist includes risk factors such as being an infant or child, poor sanitation, stagnant water in and outside the home, living in a crowded home, having a compromised immune system, prior infection with dengue fever virus, and travelling or living in tropical countries. Individuals exhibiting three or more of these risk factors would be considered at high risk for the disease.

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RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT for Dengue fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic fever

FOR 17 YEARS OLD AND BELOW

INSTRUCTION: Check the following boxes that correspond to your answer AND PLEASE INDICATE DETAILS. (at least 3 risk factors will mean high risk for the disease)

Infants and Poor Stagnant water Living in a Prior infection with a Travelling or
NAME ADDRESS AGE SEX WEIGHT children sanitation in and outside crowded home With compromised dengue fever virus living in tropical
the house immune system countries

Note: the RFA checklist will depend on the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among adults and children in your community.

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