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

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   The main things you can do to keep yourself safe are “wearing mosquito repellent, avoiding areas known to harbor a lot of mosquitoes and wearing clothing that doesn’t expose a lot of skin ...

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

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   However, a dengue vaccine is available in the U.S. and is FDA approved for children between ages 9 and 16 who have a laboratory-confirmed previous dengue virus infection and who live in areas ...

4. Mosquito-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   The recent spread of Dengue can also be attributed to rapid population growth, increased coagulation in urban areas, and global travel. Without sufficient vector control, the dengue virus has evolved rapidly over time, posing challenges to both government and public health officials. [58] Malaria is caused by a protozoan called Plasmodium ...

5. Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as ...

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   The virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been surging worldwide, helped by climate change. In barely six months, countries in the Americas have already broken calendar-year records for dengue ...

6. Aedes aegypti - Wikipedia

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   Aedes aegypti (UK: / ˈ iː d iː z /; US: / eɪ d z / or / ˈ eɪ d iː z / from Greek αηδής 'hateful' and / eɪ ˈ dʒ ɪ p t i / from Latin, meaning 'of Egypt'), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.

7. Dengue fever - Wikipedia

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   The virus seems to have no detrimental effect on the mosquito, which remains infected for life. [20] Dengue can also be transmitted via infected blood products and through organ donation. [1] Vertical transmission (from mother to child) during pregnancy or at birth has been reported. [41]

8. Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here’s What to Know—and ...

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   The mosquito-borne virus has a long history in warm climates but is now also emerging in regions where it had been generally unheard of—such as in Europe and parts of the U.S. Dengue Fever Is ...

9. 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]