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Dengue fever: a Wikipedia clinical review Open Medicine. October 2, 2014. Vol. 8(4), pp.105-115. James M Heilman, Jacob F de Wolff, Graham M Beards, Brian J Basden: Author: James M Heilman, Jacob F de Wolff, Graham M Beards, Brian J Basden, with contributions from multiple Wikipedia contributors
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.
Australia [1] Hong Kong [2] India [3] Malaysia [4] United Kingdom [5] United States [6] Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Regional arbovirus infections: Barmah Forest, Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection, Ross River virus infection Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, other hemorrhagic fevers
So far in 2024, cases of dengue fever in countries in the Americas have reached record-breaking levels, with more than 9.7 million reported cases — twice the number for the entire year in 2023 ...
While most infections show no symptoms or only cause mild illnesses, dengue fever can be severe or fatal, according to the WHO. The CDC reports that fewer than 1% of dengue patients died from 2010 ...
When detected early and with access to medical care, the mortality rate of dengue is less than 1%—though that figure rises to 2-5% for severe dengue cases. If left untreated, however, the ...
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]
[1] [2] The test was once part of the World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm for diagnosis of dengue fever , [ 3 ] however it is no longer used in the latest WHO guidance. [ 4 ] Studies have shown that the tourniquet test has low predictive value for dengue fever and should be used in conjunction with other tests for a reliable diagnosis.