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Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Abstract

Dengue is endemic in at least 100 countries in Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Caribbean. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 50 to 100 million infections occur yearly, including 500,000 dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) cases and 22,000 deaths, mostly among children. Both epidemic and endemic transmission of dengue viruses are maintained through a human-mosquito-human cycle involving mosquitoes of the genus Aedes  (Stegomyia). Typical clinical manifestations of dengue range from self-limited dengue fever (DF) to dengue hemorrhagic fever with shock syndrome.  Most dengue virus infections in adults are symptomatic. In contrast, most infections among children under age 15 years are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic. Classic dengue fever is an acute febrile illness accompanied by malaise, headache, retro orbital pain, and marked muscle and joint pains, which evoked the term "break-bone fever".  DHF is the most serious manifestation of dengue virus infection and can be associated with circulatory failure and shock. Plasma leakage is the most specific and life-threatening feature of DHF.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2015.17830

Keywords

flaviviruses, Dengue virus, hemorrhagic fever

Authors

First Name

Maysaa

Last Name

Saeed

MiddleName

Abdallah

Affiliation

Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt..

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dr.maysaaabdallah@windowslive.com

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First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Attia

MiddleName

Hamed

Affiliation

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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tareqhamed@liv.com

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Volume

5

Article Issue

3

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3729

Issue Date

2015-09-01

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2015-09-01

Publish Date

2015-09-20

Page Start

189

Page End

200

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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AEJI_Volume 5_Issue 3_Pages 189-200.pdf

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Review article and meta analysis

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620

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Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023