Dengue fever
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... Wikipedia
- Specialty: Infectious disease
- Symptoms: Fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, rash. Can be severe, mild or asymptomatic
- Usual onset: 3–14 days after exposure
- Duration: 2–7 days
- Causes: Dengue virus by Aedes mosquitos
- Diagnostic method: Detecting antibodies to the virus or its RNA
- Differential diagnosis: Malaria, yellow fever, viral hepatitis, leptospirosis
- Prevention: Dengue fever vaccine, decreasing mosquito exposure
- Treatment: Supportive care, intravenous fluids, blood transfusions
- Frequency: 5 million per year (2023)
- Deaths: 5,000 per year (2023)
- Data source: DuckDuckGo