dengue fever

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an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints

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A novel vaccine for dengue fever has been approved in three countries, but it is not yet commercially available. citation Prevention is by reducing mosquito habitat and limiting exposure to bites. Source: Internet

Dominguez comes from an area that has seen its share of epidemics, including cholera, zika and dengue fever. Source: Internet

According to a health department advisory issued Friday afternoon, mosquitoes typically bite at dusk and dawn, but those that carry dengue fever bite during the day, as well — especially indoors, in shaded areas or when the weather is cloudy. Source: Internet

For many years, copepods of the genus Mesocyclops have been used in Vietnam for preventing dengue fever. Source: Internet

Furthermore, dysfunction of the bone marrow due to infection of the stromal cells leads to reduced numbers of platelets, which are necessary for effective blood clotting; this increases the risk of bleeding, the other major complication of dengue fever. Source: Internet

History The first record of a case of probable dengue fever is in a Chinese medical encyclopedia from the Jin Dynasty (265–420 AD) which referred to a "water poison" associated with flying insects. Source: Internet

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