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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.
- Aedes Aegypti
Aedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: "hateful" and...
- Dengue Fever Vaccine
Dengue vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in...
- Aedes Aegypti
Oct 3, 2012 · Dengue is a disease caused by dengue virus serotypes 1 to 4 (DENV-1 to DENV-4) generally transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. 1 Most dengue infections are asymptomatic; however, when symptomatic, the virus can cause mild dengue fever (DF), or more severe forms of the disease, including dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), or dengue shock ...
- Olivia Brathwaite Dick, José L. San Martín, Romeo H. Montoya, Jorge del Diego, Betzana Zambrano, Gus...
- 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0770
- 2012
- 2012/10/10
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.
A pandemic began in Southeast Asia in the 1950s, and by 1975 dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) had become a leading cause of death among children in the region. The first case of DHF was reported in Manila around 1953 through 1954. [3] A small child with dengue fever started to bleed uncontrollably.
Mar 17, 2023 · Русский. Español. Key facts. Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), 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.
Nov 14, 2022 · The infection is now endemic in some parts of the world. A few people who were previously infected with one subspecies of the dengue virus develop severe capillary permeability and bleeding after being infected with another subspecies of the virus. This illness is known as dengue hemorrhagic fever.[1][2][3]
Mar 17, 2024 · Home Health & Medicine Conditions & Diseases Cardiovascular & Circulatory System Diseases. Science & Tech. dengue. disease. Also known as: breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue fever. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.