Dengue Is A Viral Disease

tropical diseases, such as dengue fever. The thought of contracting this illness is not ideal for the perfect winter getaway but is beginning to become a somber reality with the dramatic increase of incidences in tropical climates globally. Dengue fever, also historically known as break-bone fever, is caused by the dengue virus and is endemic in tropical areas around the world. If severe, the illness can progress to more serious conditions, including dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome

borne infections are common serious hurdles of blood transfusion. Considering the serious consequences of these infections and to hold back the transmission to minimum, it is extremely important to remain vigilant about the possible spread of these diseases in the course of blood transfusion1. Transfusion safety begins with healthy donors. Blood transfusion is safer than ever before through continuous improvements in donor recruitment, screening, testing of donated blood with increasingly sensitive

amplification (NASBA) assay involves the non-PCR based amplification of viral RNA of all four dengue virus serotypes using universal primers at 41°C and to type the amplified products by serotype-specific capture probes by electrochemiluminescence (Wu et al. 2001). The method is unique in its cost effectiveness, 98.5 % sensitivity, 100 % sensitivity and short time of one day for investigation (Usawattanakul et al. 2002). Viral RNA detection using RNA guided clustered regularly interspersed palindromic

Study design and population This prospective study was conducted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand. Patients admitted to the hospital between May 2013 and July 2015 who met the study criteria were approached for participation. The study’s inclusion criteria were: (1) patients at least 15 years old; (2) presenting with clinical criteria for dengue defined as acute fever with at least two of the following symptoms: headache, retro-orbital or ocular pain, myalgia, arthralgia, rash, a

As stated in the beginning of this paper, CHIKV has similarities in signs and symptoms with Dengue Virus. Scientists were trying to formulate a more sensitive and specific approach to appropriately diagnose CHIKV. Currently, scientists are developing ways to better differentiate Zika, Dengue and CHIKV as they bear similarities in signs and symptoms. Despite having different genus species, they are similar in envelope protein folding and membrane fusion mechanisms. Furthermore, scientists studied

3. Arthropod-Borne Viruses (Arboviruses) Family: Togaviridae Genus: Alphavirus and Rubivirus Arboviruses have existed since modern medicine began, but the connection between arthropods and diseases were not hypothesized until 1881 when a Cuban doctor, by the name of Carlos Finlay, suggested that mosquitoes might transmit yellow fever (Schmaljohn et al. 1996). Major Walter Reed later verified it in 1901. The togaviridae family has a linear genome and is a single-stranded, positive sense RNA

Dengue fever is actually a very old disease and it started spreading worldwide in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was during this time where commerce and the shipping industry were expanding and it was becoming more often that goods were being transported via ships. “Both the principal mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, and the viruses responsible for Dengue Fever were spread via sailing ships . . . Mosquitos used the stored water on the ships as a breeding site and could maintain the transmission.

Dengue virus infection is one of the common health problems of the people in tropical and subtropical geographic countries. A viral diseases known to cause dengue fever to severe hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted by an infective female mosquito, genus Aedes but there are other species known that capable of carrying the dengue virus, the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, and Aedes polynesiensis. However, the Aedes aegypti is the most common mosquito that spread the virus. There are two modes

Running head: DENGUE FEVER & INDIA Dengue Fever in India Daniela Shvartz & Heather Grossklaus HSC 4117 Health Disparities in Diverse and Dynamic Populations John F. Kennedy University Fall 2014 Table of Contents Introduction (Daniela)..…………………………………………………………………………..3 Epidemiology (Daniela)……………………………………………………………………..........3 Ecology (Daniela)………………………………………………………………………………....4 Transmission (Daniela)……………………………………..……………………………..4 Vector Interactions (Daniela)……………………………………...………

Dengue History Dengue fever is considered to be a viral illness in 1906. Its first signs were cited in Chinese Encyclopedia in Chin Dynasty (AD 265-420). Because of its association with airborne arthropods close to water, it was called as the water poison (Khanani, Arif, & Shaikh, 2011). The word dengue is derived from Swahili saying Ka-Dinga Pepo meaning cramp like seizures. Its first documented outbreak occurred concurrently in Asia, Africa and North America in 1780s and the first clinical case