Dengue Fever
Severe Dengue
May 2012
There are warning signs that indicate that the patient has progressed during the critical phase to what is classified as "severe dengue" disease which may be fatal. This is characterized by: hypovolemic shock, bleeding from GI tract, liver failure, neurologic manifestations such as encephalopathy and weakness, bradycardia and multiorgan failure.
Severe Dengue |
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- Introduction
- Overview
- Dengue Virus
- Structure of Dengue Virus
- History
- History
- Epidemiology of Dengue
- Vectors of Dengue
- Vectors of Dengue
- Life Cycle of Dengue Virus
- Pathogenesis of Dengue
- Classification of Dengue Disease
- Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE)
- Symptoms of Dengue
- Severe Dengue
- Treatment of Dengue
- Diagnosis of Dengue
- Diagnostic Markers for Dengue
- Laboratory Confirmation of Dengue
- Laboratory Confirmation of Dengue
- Laboratory Confirmation of Dengue
- Laboratory Confirmation of Dengue
- Laboratory Confirmation of Dengue
- Rapid Tests
- Laboratory Confirmation of Dengue
- Future Considerations
- Why Are We Concerned About Dengue?
- Key West, Florida 2009–2010
- Key West, Florida 2009–2010
- Why Re-emergence of Dengue in Florida?
- Summary
- Summary
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- Summary
- References
- Questions


