Abstract:
Dear Sir
Dengue fever is a deadly mosquito-borne viral infection.
It is caused by the bite of female mosquito by Aedes
aegypti and in some cases also by Aedes albopictus,
infected with the virus. Dengue virus is RNA virus, which
is single-stranded. There are 4 types of viruses that cause
dengue, named DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4. Yet
not all four types are found in particular region like Indian
sub-continent is mainly restricted by the type 2 and 3. It
has been documented that the Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India
and Bangladesh are among those countries that are
severely affected by the Dengue. In Pakistan, dengue is
considered now one of the major health burdens with
numerous incidences of complicated cases.1,2