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  2. Dengue fever - Wikipedia

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    Dengue is spread by several species of female mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, principally Aedes aegypti. [1] Infection can be prevented by mosquito elimination and the prevention of bites. [12] Two types of dengue vaccine have been approved and are commercially available.

  3. Dengue virus - Wikipedia

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    Dengue virus is transmitted by the mosquito species Aedes aegypti, which produces saliva that contains over 100 unique proteins, including the protein family D7. [76] Scientists used to believe that A. aegypti saliva, when being transmitted, actually enhanced dengue virus in the body. The mosquito's saliva was thought to make the virus spread ...

  4. Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here’s What to ... - AOL

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    Dengue is typically spread through infected female Aedes aegypti (Egyptian tiger) mosquitoes that thrive in stagnant water, passing from one person to another through mosquito bites. The disease ...

  5. As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here's how to tell West ...

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    Dengue viruses are spread through bites from infected Aedes species mosquitoes, ... "About one out of 150 of those people that develop signs and symptoms can actually develop a more severe disease ...

  6. Dengue fever cases rise to 6,800 in US amid 2 new infections ...

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    Dengue viruses are spread through bites from infected Aedes species mosquitoes, ... About one in 20 infected people will develop severe dengue, ...

  7. Mosquito-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    Mosquito vectors are sensitive to climate changes and tend to follow seasonal patterns. Between years there are often dramatic shifts in incidence rates. The occurrence of this phenomenon in endemic areas makes mosquito-borne viruses difficult to treat. [53] Dengue fever is caused by infection through viruses of the family Flaviviridae.

  8. Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the ...

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    The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that most commonly spread dengue have been resistant to insecticides, which have fleeting results even in the best-case scenario. ... in about 60% of insect species ...

  9. California faces ‘unprecedented’ local spread of dengue fever ...

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    Spread by certain types of mosquitoes, dengue is a tropical and subtropical viral infection relayed to humans through bites, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Although many ...