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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...
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.
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May 14, 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.
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.
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.
Sep 3, 2021 · Clinical symptoms of dengue range from mild fever to severe dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS), with thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, and increased vascular permeability.
DHF is characterized by all the symptoms of DF, in combination with hemorrhagic manifestations (positive tourniquet test or spontaneous bleeding), thrombocytopenia, and evidence of increased vascular permeability (increased hemoconcentration or fluid effusion in chest or abdominal cavities).
