{"id":170784,"date":"2025-08-25T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=170784"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:26:43","slug":"science-fights-back-dengue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/climate-and-sustainability\/science-fights-back-dengue\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Fights Back Against Dengue, the Tropical Disease Turned Global Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pain and fatigue started one October afternoon last year<\/strong>. Although unusual for me, I tried to convince myself it was just normal soreness from exercise or work overload. But almost overnight, the discomfort turned into torment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only way I can describe it is like needles piercing my joints, a heavy pressure on my lower back, and the eerie feeling that my eyes were being pulled backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, I was living in Guadalajara, Jalisco, where daily headlines warned of a dengue crisis<\/a>. As a science journalist, it didn\u2019t take long to put the pieces together: I was in the middle of a record-breaking outbreak, exposed to the mosquito that transmits the disease, and showing several of its telltale symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After ordering a confirmatory antigen test and a complete blood count to monitor warning signs, my doctor prescribed isolation, near-total rest, fever reducers, and plenty of fluids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like most cases, mine was considered mild\u2014but it still knocked me out for two weeks. And when I finally felt like myself again, a month later, I was left with far more questions than answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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