In Brazil, there’s a huge epidemic of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that causes a lot of fever and muscle pain, and can sometimes lead to serious health complications. As The World’s Tibisay Zea reports, the worsening situation in Brazil might be signaling a health crisis across the Americas.
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