Dengvaxia - World's first Dengue Vaccine approved

The vaccine is approved by Mexican government.
- It is named as  Dengvaxia.
- It is designed to protect people in the age group 9-45 from all four subtypes of the virus.
- Some Facts about Dengue
1. 13th june is celebrated as the Anti-Dengue day.
2. Dengue is also known as the breakbone fever.
3. It is a vector borne disease : transmitted by various mosquito species , primarily by Aedes aegypti. It can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses, and other diseases. 
 It is transmitted through:
a. Organ donation of an infected person.
b. Blood donation of an infected person.
c. Pregnant infected mother to child at birth.