WHO Launches Integrated Guidelines on Arboviral Diseases
▪ The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced its first comprehensive guidelines for the clinical management of arboviral diseases.
▪ These include dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever. T
▪ he guidelines aim to standardise treatment and improve patient outcomes globally.
▪ They also assist health policymakers in preparing for epidemics and pandemics in regions affected by mosquito-borne viruses.
▪ Arboviral diseases are viral infections transmitted mainly by Aedes mosquitoes.
▪ The key diseases are dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever.
