MIAMI (WSVN) - Health officials have issued an advisory after a patient contracted dengue fever in Miami-Dade.
No details were released about the incident, but the Florida Department of Health is warning the public to avoid contact with mosquitoes.
Dengue Fever is a disease that can cause fever, severe headache, eye pain, muscle and joint pain and bleeding. It can also cause vomiting and diarrhea.
It is recommend that residents take basic precautions to help limit exposure to mosquitoes, such as draining standing water where they may breed.
It is also recommended to wear mosquito repellent or long pants and long sleeve-clothing.
For more information on the illness, click here.
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