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    Dengue fever is a disease spread by mosquitos, particularly the aedes aegypti mosquito. It occurs widely in tropical areas and became a global problem in the 1950s, though it rarely affects the US. Symptoms include sudden high fever, rash, and flu-like symptoms. A more severe form is dengue hemorrhagic fever, which can cause death through dysfunction of blood vessels and clotting issues when a person is infected by a second dengue virus serotype. There is no specific treatment, but maintaining hydration and lessening fever are important. Prevention involves using insect repellent and other mosquito controls.

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    Dengue fever is a disease spread by mosquitos, particularly the aedes aegypti mosquito. It occurs widely in tropical areas and became a global problem in the 1950s, though it rarely affects the US. Symptoms include sudden high fever, rash, and flu-like symptoms. A more severe form is dengue hemorrhagic fever, which can cause death through dysfunction of blood vessels and clotting issues when a person is infected by a second dengue virus serotype. There is no specific treatment, but maintaining hydration and lessening fever are important. Prevention involves using insect repellent and other mosquito controls.

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    Dengue fever is a disease spread by mosquitos, particularly the aedes aegypti mosquito. It occurs widely in tropical areas and became a global problem in the 1950s, though it rarely affects the US. Symptoms include sudden high fever, rash, and flu-like symptoms. A more severe form is dengue hemorrhagic fever, which can cause death through dysfunction of blood vessels and clotting issues when a person is infected by a second dengue virus serotype. There is no specific treatment, but maintaining hydration and lessening fever are important. Prevention involves using insect repellent and other mosquito controls.

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    Dengue Fever

    A disease spread by mosquitos.

    aedes aegypti

    Dengue occurs throughout much of the tropical world

    http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/healthinformation/directory/d/dengue-fever

    Dengue became a world wide problem in the 1950s though it rarely affects the US.

    http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/

    Dengues symptoms include a sudden high fever, a flat rash, and other flu like symptoms.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002350/

    http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/cas/bi ology/research/infect/dengue.html

    The more severe form of Dengue is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.

    http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/ 2010/12/29/dengue-fever-is-dangerousslideshow-v-1-3-is-here/

    Dengue Hemorrhagic fever causes death through dysfunction of endothelium and disordered blood clotting.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002349/

    This happens when a patient becomes infected with a second of the four different serotypes DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4

    http://woodshedenvironmen t.wordpress.com/2010/12/29 /dengue-fever-is-dangerousslideshow-v-1-3-is-here/

    The efficacy of a tetravalent chimeric dengue vaccine.

    http://www.ajtmh.org/content/84/6/978.long

    Doctors use Antibody titer and polymerase chain reaction to test for dengue virus types

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002350/

    There is no specific treatment but its important to lessen the fever and keep the patient hydrated

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002350/

    Prevention includes use of bug spray and other mosquito preventatives

    http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/

    The World Health Organization became involved in the treatment of Dengue Fever by publishing a diagnosis, treatment, and control in 1986.

    http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publication s/dengue/Denguepublication/en/

    If you ever travel to an area susceptible to Dengue Fever, always remember it is a very serious disease and prevention of mosquito bites needs to be taken seriously.

    http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Secti on332/Section1631.htm

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