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   Why is dengue called dengue?

   • The borrowed term changed to dengue in Spanish due to this word existing in Spanish with the meaning "fastidiousness" and this folk etymology referring to the dislike of movement by affected patients.

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   What is a dengue virus (DENV)?

   • Dengue viruses (DENVs) cause the most common arthropod-borne viral disease in man with 50–100 million infections per year. Because of the lack of a vaccine and antiviral drugs, the sole measure of control is limiting the Aedes mosquito vectors. DENV infection can be asymptomatic or a self-limited, acute febrile disease ranging in severity.

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   What is epidemic dengue?

   • When a single strain of DENV is responsible for introduction and transmission it is referred to as epidemic dengue. Dengue epidemics were more common prior to World War II. During an epidemic, all age groups are affected, but the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever is relatively low.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dengue_feverDengue fever - Wikipedia

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   Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by dengue virus. It is frequently asymptomatic; if symptoms appear they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection. These may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin itching and skin rash. Recovery generally takes two to seven days.

   • Deaths: ~40,000 (2017)

   • Symptoms: Fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, rash

3. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsDengue and severe dengue - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Oct 2, 2023 · Most people with dengue have mild or no symptoms and will get better in 1–2 weeks. Rarely, dengue can be severe and lead to death. If symptoms occur, they usually begin 4–10 days after infection and last for 2–7 days. Symptoms may include: high fever (40°C/104°F) severe headache. pain behind the eyes.

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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.

   • Class: Flasuviricetes
   • Genus: Flavivirus

   • Family: Flaviviridae
   • Phylum: Kitrinoviricota

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   Oct 5, 2022 · Dengue (DENG-gey) fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Mild dengue fever causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms. The severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause serious bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death.

6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesDengue viruses – an overview - PMC - National Center for ...

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   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 ).

   • Author: Anne Tuiskunen Bäck, Åke Lundkvist
   • DOI: 10.3402/iee.v3i0.19839

   • Publish Year: 2013
   • Published: 2013

7. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK430732Dengue Fever - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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   Nov 14, 2022 · Dengue fever is caused by any of four distinct serotypes (DENV 1-4) of single-stranded RNA viruses of the genus Flavivirus. Infection by one serotype results in lifelong immunity to that serotype but not to others. [4] [5] [6] Go to:

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   Aug 15, 2023 · What is Dengue? Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species (Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus) mosquito. Almost half of the world’s population, about 4 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue. Dengue is often a leading cause of illness in areas with risk. Areas with Risk of Dengue