PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The reported number of locally acquired dengue fever cases is on the rise in Florida, according to health officials. So far, at least 37 cases across seven counties have been recorded in the state this year.
The Florida Department of Health has warned residents to try to avoid mosquitoes as the mosquito-borne disease can be painful and debilitating with symptoms of fever, headache, eye pain, muscle, joint pain and bleeding.
Currently, there is no specific treatment for dengue; symptoms are usually treated with pain medicine, the World Health Organization said…