Top 10 facts about Dengue?
Top 10 facts about Dengue?
In the realm of infectious diseases, the dengue virus stands out as a formidable foe, wreaking havoc on communities around the world. This insidious virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, has the potential to cause severe illness and even death if left unchecked. In this blog post, we delve into the top 10 facts about dengue.
- Virus family: “Flaviviridae”- Genus: Flavivirus
- Genetic Material: Single Stranded positive sense ribonucleic acid virus
- Primary host: Human
- Primary Vectors: Aedes aegypti mosquito
- Serotypes: 4
- DEN 1
- DEN 2
- DEN 3
- DEN 4
- Spectrum of illness
- Asymptomatic
- Dengue Fever
- Severe dengue haemorrhagic fever
- Hotta and Kimura (1943) – 1st to isolate dengue virus.
- This species/vector latitude range is quite narrow, and it hardly ever survives beyond 45°N and 35°S.
- Overall mortality: Low
- Note: One serotype infection confers lifetime immunity against that serotype; nevertheless, because of antibody-dependent augmentation, heterologous infection (infection with any other strain) can cause severe dengue haemorrhagic fever.
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