Global Epidemiology of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: An Update
| Autor: | Khadijat Adetona, Sarah Miraaj-Raza, Adekunle Sanyaolu, Lorena Likaj, Olanrewaju Badaru, Erika Pearce, Odunayo Akanbi, Miriam Ahmed, Elizabeth Wallis, Chuku Okorie, Juanita Foncham, Shana Kadavil, Roberta Sylvester |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Circumcision and HIV
010405 organic chemistry Transmission (medicine) business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Dengue virus medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Dengue fever HIV disease progression rates 03 medical and health sciences Structure and genome of HIV 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Medicine AIDS-defining clinical condition business Subtypes of HIV |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Virology & Retrovirology. 5 |
| ISSN: | 2373-6453 |
| Popis: | Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever DHF is a severe form of dengue fever DF which can be life threatening The first recorded epidemic of dengue was reported in the late thcentury and affected Asia Africa and North America Female mosquitoes predominantly of the species Aedesaegyptiand less commonly Aedesalbopictus are responsible for the transmission of the dengue virus As the most dangerous and widespread mosquito borne viral infection the dengue virus affects more than countries worldwide Increasing fold in the last years the social and economic effects of dengue are far reaching and of worldwide concern The disease is widespread throughout the tropics with local variations in risk influenced by rainfall temperature and unplanned rapid urbanization Upto million people are infected each year Currently vaccines are still under development for DHF therefore prevention is of utmost importance in lessening the impact of dengue on a global scale This review article summarizes the global epidemiology of Dengue Hemorrhagic fever by utilizing the most recent and available information on the topic |
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