Dengue Fever

Summary

May 2012

Two types of disease are caused by the virus:

Dengue, and severe dengue, which can occur if the host has had a previous dengue infection.

Shock, plasma leak and hemorrhage can be ominous clinical signs. There are 3 phases of disease; febrile, critical, and recovery, and supportive care is the only recommended treatment.

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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?
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