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  2. Dengue fever - Wikipedia

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    Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic; if symptoms appear they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection. These may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin itching and skin rash. Recovery ...

  3. Dengue virus - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] [2] Four serotypes of the virus have been found, and a reported fifth has yet to be confirmed, [3] [4] [5] all of which can cause the full spectrum of disease. [1]

  4. Scabies - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of scabies are due to an allergic reaction to the mites. [2] Often, only between 10 and 15 mites are involved in an infection. [2] Scabies is most often spread during a relatively long period of direct skin contact with an infected person (at least 10 minutes) such as that which may occur during sexual activity or living together.

  5. What to know about dengue fever: Symptoms, how to stay safe ...

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    The disease, which includes symptoms such as a high fever and body aches, is endemic — or ever present — in many parts of the world, including Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories.

  6. Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the ...

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    Dengue is a viral fever caused by four different viruses and spread through mosquito bites. It’s common in many tropical regions across the globe, but has begun to appear in more temperate climates.

  7. CDC issues dengue fever alert in the U.S. - AOL

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    Symptoms can be mild or severe. Most dengue fever patients recover in a week, but in severe cases the disease can be life-threatening and require hospitalization since it can result in shock ...

  8. List of diseases spread by arthropods - Wikipedia

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    Pogosta disease Synonyms: Karelian fever Ockelbo disease Sindbis fever: Mosquito: Sindbis virus: Skin rash, fever, in severe cases - arthritis: Scandinavia, France, Russia: unknown Rickettsial diseases: Typhus rickettsialpox Boutonneuse fever African tick bite fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever etc. Tick, mite, lice: Rickettsia species (bacteria)

  9. List of notifiable diseases - Wikipedia

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    Varicella voster infection- chickenpox, shingles, and unspecified Chickenpox: Chickenpox (regional) Chickenpox (i.e., varicella) - morbidity and deaths only Chikungunya fever: Chikungunya fever: Chikungunya fever: Human coronavirus with pandemic potential (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2) COVID-19: Dengue fever: Dengue fever: Dengue fever: Dengue fever ...