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- When a mosquito bites a person infected with a dengue virus, the virus enters the mosquito. Then, when the infected mosquito bites another person, the virus enters that person's bloodstream and causes an infection.
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Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever. It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. Four serotypes of the virus have been found, and a reported fifth has yet to be confirmed, all of which can cause the full spectrum of disease.
Nov 24, 2020 · The present article reviews the current concepts of the various mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of dengue virus infection and gives a comprehensive overview of the multiple factors responsible for severe clinical manifestations of the disease.
- Puneet Bhatt, Sasidharan Pillai Sabeena, Muralidhar Varma, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar, Govindakarnava...
- 10.1007/s00284-020-02284-w
- 2021
- Curr Microbiol. 2021; 78(1): 17-32.
Apr 23, 2024 · Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. About half of the world's population is now at risk of dengue with an estimated 100–400 million infections occurring each year. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
Apr 12, 2012 · Dengue is a self-limited, systemic viral infection transmitted between humans by mosquitoes. The rapidly expanding global footprint of dengue is a public health challenge with an economic...
Introduction. Viruses are tiny agents that can infect a variety of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure...
Sep 20, 2019 · Abstract. Dengue virus (DENV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus. It is a single-stranded positive-sense ribonucleic acid virus with 10,700 bases. The genus Flavivirus includes other arthropod borne viruses such as yellow fever virus, West Nile virus, Zika virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Aug 30, 2013 · Dengue is an acute febrile disease caused by the mosquito-borne dengue viruses (DENVs), consisting of four serotypes (DENV 1 to 4), that are members of the family, genus flavivirus ( 1 ). All four DENV serotypes have emerged from sylvatic strains in the forests of South-East Asia ( 2 ).
