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  2. 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.

    • Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species (Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus) mosquito. These mosquitoes also spread Zika, chikungunya, and other viruses.
    • Dengue is common in more than 100 countries around the world.
    • Forty percent of the world’s population, about 3 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue. Dengue is often a leading cause of illness in areas with risk.
    • Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue. Approximately 100 million people get sick from infection, and 22,000 die from severe dengue.
  3. Jun 6, 2022 · Rash. Intense pain behind your eyes. Nausea or vomiting. Muscle, bone and joint pain. Dengue fever symptoms start to appear four to 10 days after a mosquito bite and can last three to seven days. About 1 in 20 people sick with dengue will develop severe dengue after their initial symptoms begin to fade.

  4. Jul 20, 2016 · Abstract. Dengue is a highly endemic infectious disease of the tropical countries and is rapidly becoming a global burden. It is caused by any of the 4 serotypes of dengue virus and is transmitted within humans through female Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue disease varies from mild fever to severe conditions of dengue hemorrhagic fever and shock syndrome.

    • Niyati Khetarpal, Ira Khanna
    • 10.1155/2016/6803098
    • 2016
    • J Immunol Res. 2016; 2016: 6803098.
  5. Mar 17, 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.

  6. Jun 13, 2019 · In humans, DENV infection causes dengue fever (DF) and in severe cases, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS). In the transmission cycle, upon injection into the human body, the virus gains entry into the host’s cells, hijacks the host’s cell machinery to replicate, and escapes the host’s immune strategies to ...

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