The 46-year-old man who died from dengue had likely sought treatment late and was already very ill when he did so, said the executive director of Singapore's National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
Professor Leo Yee Sin told The Straits Times yesterday that adults and young adults in good health and without pre-existing conditions are typically able to fight through the infection.
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