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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.
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.
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 ...
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]
Aedes aegypti is considered more likely than another type of Aedes mosquito, Aedes albopictus, to spread viruses like dengue, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the U.S., the majority of the cases occurred in travelers who went to areas with risk of dengue. But because the mosquitoes that spread the disease live across the country, “local spread of ...
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.
The illness is spread through mosquito bites, typically from mosquitoes in places where humans live. “When a mosquito bites a person infected with a dengue virus, the virus enters the mosquito ...