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Jul 17, 2024 · Warning signs include severe stomach pain, vomiting, difficulty breathing, or blood in your nose, gums, vomit or stools. If you've been traveling recently and develop a fever and mild symptoms of dengue fever, call your doctor. Request an appointment.
Jun 26, 2024 · Dengue fever is a potentially life-threatening viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The CDC issued a health alert, saying a higher-than-expected number of dengue fever cases have been reported in the U.S. Puerto Rico declared a health emergency with 1,498 cases reported.
Oct 5, 2022 · Dengue is a febrile illness caused by infection with one of four dengue viruses (DENV) transmitted by Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquitoes during the taking of a blood meal [1-3]. Infection may be asymptomatic or present with a broad range of clinical manifestations including a mild febrile illness to a life-threatening shock syndrome.
Jun 6, 2022 · Dengue isn’t contagious from person to person except when passed from a pregnant person to their child. Symptoms are usually mild with your first infection, but if you get another infection with a different version of DENV, your risk of severe complications goes up.
Jul 17, 2024 · Diagnosing dengue fever can be difficult because its signs and symptoms can be easily confused with those of other diseases — such as chikungunya, Zika virus, malaria and typhoid fever. Your doctor will likely ask about your medical and travel history.
Jun 5, 2024 · Dengue is defined by a combination of ≥2 clinical findings in a febrile person who lives in or traveled to (in the last 14 days) a dengue-endemic area. Clinical findings include nausea, vomiting, rash, aches and pains, a positive tourniquet test, leukopenia, or any warning sign.
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Aug 11, 2021 · Dengue fever is a disease caused by four dengue viruses spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Once you contract one of the dengue viruses, you develop immunity to that virus for the rest of...