Dengue Fever

is caused by
one of the four
closely related,
but
antigenically
distinct,
virusserotypes

Dengue type
1, Dengue
type 2,
Dengue type
3, and Dengue
type 4 of the
genusFlaviviru
s and

Chikungunya
virus. Infection
with one of
these serotype
provides
immunity
toonly that
serotype of

life, to a
person living
in a Dengueendemic area
can have more
than
oneDengue
infection

during their
lifetime.
Dengue fever
through the
four different
Dengue
serotypesare
maintained in

the cycle
which involves
humans and
Aedes aegypti
or Aedes
albopictusmos
quito through
the

transmission of
the viruses to
humans by the
bite of an
infected
mosquito.The
mosquito
becomes

infected with
the Dengue
virus when it
bites a person
who has
Dengueand
after a week it
can transmit

the virus
while biting a
healthy
person.
Dengue
cannot
betransmitted
or directly

spread from
person
to person.
Aedes aegypti
is the most
common
aedesspecie
which is a

domestic, daybiting
mosquito that
prefers to feed
on hum

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