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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.
65,758 cases of dengue fever have been reported up to EW 19 in Mexico, accounting for 0.8% of total cases in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024. 405 severe cases and 20 deaths have been reported so far in Mexico, with a fatality rate of 0.03%. DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4 serotypes have been detected in Mexico. [3]
For perspective, there have been 2,559 cases of dengue fever reported in U.S. states and territories since the start of 2024, per the CDC. A large majority of those (1,724) were reported in Puerto ...
Dengue fever is on the rise in Puerto Rico, and island officials have declared it an epidemic. At least 549 cases have been reported so far and more than 340 people have been hospitalized ...
Latin America is experiencing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record. Case numbers in the first 4 ½ months of 2024 are already 238% higher than they were by this time last year, which itself ...
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]
The state Department of Public Health is concerned about residents traveling to Central and South America, where record numbers of dengue cases are reported. ... to lower the risk of dengue fever ...