Dengue (IMAGE) University of North Carolina Health Care Caption The dengue virus infects approximately 390 million people around the world every year. Credit Max Englund, UNC Health Care Usage Restrictions must be used with credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.