Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted by the tiger mosquito.
Synonyms
Dengue
Breakbone fever
Detailed description
Dengue fever is the most common mosquito-borne viral disease. Symptoms include high fever and very severe pain in bones, joints and muscles few days after the mosquito bite. Sometimes bleedings in all organs occur.
The World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on 30 January under the motto UNITE.ACT.ELIMINATE draws attention to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the suffering they cause. More than one billion
More than one billion people worldwide are at risk of illness, disfigurement, disability, and even death from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Especially in the poorest regions of the world where
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Mosquitoes are transmitters of numerous viruses that are pathogenic to humans. Besides the known local species, new types of mosquitoes have been imported into Germany over the past few years. In order prepare for the potential formation of colonies of these new types of mosquitoes and the ...
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