Tag: Dengue Shock Syndrome

Introduction to dengue fever Dengue fever is the most common and important mosquito-borne viral disease of mankind at present. It is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes (Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus). The dengue virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae (enveloped virus). Humans become infected from infected mosquitoes that take…