Environmental influence on the spread of dengue

Abstract

Dengue Fever (DHF) is a contagious disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted through mosquito bites. This disease develops in many tropical and sub-tropical areas such as Indonesia. There are two populations of living things that are involved in the spread of dengue, namely humans, called the host and female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are known as vectors of the dengue virus. Therefore, the spread of dengue can be modeled following the host-vector model. The existence of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito vector greatly affects the spread and number of cases of dengue fever. Temperature or air temperature is one of the environmental factors that affect the life of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the physical and socio-cultural environment has a significant effect on the incidence of dengue. The better the environment, the lower the incidence of dengue. On the other hand, when the environment has poor conditions, the incidence of dengue will be higher.