Dengue: Beat Dengue Bite by Prevention

Authors

  • Sajid Abbas Jaffri

Abstract

It is once again in news that dengue is roaming about
in our surroundings. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral
disease that is transmitted by female mosquitoes
belonging to the species Aedes aegypti followed by
Aedes albopictus. The disease is widespread throughout
the tropics, with local variations in risk influenced by
rainfall, temperature and unplanned rapid urbanization.
There are 4 distinct, but closely related, serotypes of
the virus that cause dengue (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3
and DEN-4).ÊBefore 1970, only 9 countries had
experienced severe dengue epidemics.

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Published

2015-09-03

How to Cite

Jaffri, S. A. . (2015). Dengue: Beat Dengue Bite by Prevention. Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 5(3), 151. Retrieved from https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/132

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2015): Volume 5 Issue 3

Section

Letter to Editor

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Copyright (c) 2015 Sajid Abbas Jaffri

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