DENGUE FEVER
A TEM micrograph showing dengue virus virion (the cluster of dark dots near the center)
Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever caused by the dengue virus.Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito . The most common mosquito is aegypti . Treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous rehydration for mild or moderate disease, and intravenous fluid and blood transfusion for more severe cases.
The number of cases of dengue fever has increased dramatically since the 1960s, with between 50 and 528 million people infected yearly.Dengue has become a global problem since the Second World War and endemic in more than 110 countries.
The characteristic symptoms of dengue are:
1. sudden-onset fever
2. headache
3. muscle and joint pain
4. skin rash
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