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• Arbovirus
• Flaviviruses
• Enveloped, icosahedral
• SS RNA of positive polarity
• Most common insect borne viral disease
Transmission
• Aedes aegypti mosquito
• Bites during day, sucks blood of patient infected
with virus, infects the next person by bite
Treatment
• No anti viral therapy
• Supportive
• Adequate bed rest
• Adequate fluid intake
Prevention
• No Vaccine
• Prevent breeding of mosquitoes
• Personal protection