Dengue fever

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 is a type of vector-borne viral disease, transmitted by the Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue has four antigenically different virus stereotypes (DENV 1-4), (though there was a report in 2013 that identified a fifth stereotype) (Guzman & Harris, 2015) (Dengue, 2016) (Normile, 2013). It is estimated that there are 50 million new cases of dengue fever each year worldwide. A portion of these cases can develop into sever infections, namely dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, these sever

Dengue is believed to have originated in primates before jumping to humans via an insect vector 100 – 800 years ago in either Southeast Asia or Africa. (cdc.gov/dengue/epidemiology) Dengue became a prevalent issue during the 20th century as a result of the Second World War inadvertently transporting the insect vector from place to place along with cargo. (cdc.gov/dengue/epidemiology) This caused outbreaks in Thailand and the Philippines in the 1950’s and in the 80’s cases began to crop up in Latin

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. Dengue fever is emerging

flow of research. Dengue is a desease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. The viruses transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. DHF is a more severe form of dengue infection. It can be fatal if unrecognized and not properly treated in a timely manner. DHF is caused by infection with the same viruses that cause dengue fever. The rapid spread of dengue fever is due to the global migration of the mosquitoes which spread the disease. Dengue is also the fastest

ABSTRACT Introduction: Dengue can present with a diverse clinical spectrum. The intensity of hepatic involvement in children with dengue infection varies from soft injury to severe injury by means of jaundice and liver cell failure. Even if liver is not a most important objective limb, liver involvement is a renowned aspect. Objective: To evaluate hepatic involvement in dengue fever in children. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted

Identifying the preliminary issue In his article “Dengue Fever” John P. Cuhna describes Dengue fever, also known as “breakbone” or “dandy fever”, as, “a family of viruses that are transmitted through mosquitos”. This disease is very common in tropic and subtropic areas such as Brazil. Dengue Fever has no vaccination and the only way to prevent is to avoid getting bit by a mosquito that carries the disease. The disease comes from a mosquito known as the Aedes aegypti (Halstead, 2008). Since the

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 Fever is a well-known arbovirus infection persistently affecting the tropical and subtropical areas sharing similar characteristics of overcrowding, clammy warm climate, poor economic and moving toward industrialization. (1) The incidence of dengue fever is escalating each year mostly in Southeast Asia, America and the Pacific’s adding to the world’s burden of the disease (1,2) Dengue virus is a member of flavivirus genus family that includes also West Nile virus, yellow fever, zika and Japanese

Dengue fever is a viral infection that is spread by the tiger mosquito (Aedes Aegypti). It has black and yellow strips and usually bites in the early morning or at dawn. The virus enters and breeds in white blood cells. Symptoms typically start appearing five to eight days after being ill. The virus has five diverse styles of increasing severity. Infection with one category gives lifetime immunity to it and short-term immunity to the other categories. The dengue virus isn 't transmittable and can