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Record 1 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
CONT

Dengue is an acute arbovirus infection that presents chiefly with fever, malaise, lymphadenopathy, and rash. ... Dengue viruses are members of the Flaviviridae family. Single-stranded nonsegmented RNA viruses, they occur in four distinct serogroups, types 1 through 4. ... Dengue virus is transmitted from person to person primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, although other species of Aedes are involved in Asia and the Pacific.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

Les virus de la dengue sont transmis à l'homme par la piqûre de moustiques infectés du genre Aedes.

Key term(s)
  • fièvre rouge
  • fièvre solaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
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