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Aedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: "hateful" and /aɪˈdʒɛpti/ from Latin, meaning "of Egypt"), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.
Ang dengue (pagbigkas: déng•ge) ay isang nakahahawang sakit na dulot ng dengue virus.Kabilang sa mga sintomas ang lagnat, sakit ng ulo, kalamnan at pananakit ng kasukasuan, at ang isang katangiang pagpapantal sa balat na katulad ng sa tigdas.
West Nile virus (WNV) is a single-stranded RNA virus that causes West Nile fever. It is a member of the family Flaviviridae, from the genus Flavivirus, which also contains the Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly species of Culex.
The original antigenic sin: When the body first encounters an infection it produces effective antibodies against its dominant antigens and thus eliminates the infection. But when it encounters the same infection, at a later evolved stage, with a new dominant antigen, with the original antigen now being recessive, the immune system will still produce the former antibodies against this old "now ...
Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to the virus family Flaviviridae and the genus Flavivirus. It is spread by mosquitoes from the genus Aedes, which are active during the daytime. Zika virus is named after Uganda's Zika Forest, where the virus was discovered in 1947. [3] Zika virus can cause an infectious disease called Zika fever.
Mayaro virus disease is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen endemic to certain humid forests of tropical South America. Infection with Mayaro virus causes an acute, self-limited dengue-like illness of 3–5 days' duration. [1] The causative virus, abbreviated MAYV, is in the family Togaviridae, and genus Alphavirus.
It was declared as outbreak by Health ministry in September citing that virus surpassed the epidemic threshold for July and August and was heading towards same for September. The number of confirmed cases as reported by health ministry were 3,147 with nine deaths, as of November 2023.
