In a children's ward for dengue in Bangladesh's capital, patients are squeezed two to a bed as cases rise well after the usual season for the potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus. | Abdul Goni/AFP via Getty Images There’s a reason dengue infections are also called “breakbone fever.” Along with a mild fever, symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness include bone-deep, aching pain in the joints and behind the eyes. In severe cases, blood vessels begin to leak. And in the worst cases, that can lead to organ failure.  More than 14 million people contracted dengue last year, and the real...

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