Posts Tagged Dengue
About the Aedes aegypti
It is the common mosquito. It is smaller, darker and legs have white bands. His ability to fly less than 100 meters. Mainly bites during the day but does not mean that you do at night too. He prefers dark corners and shadows. It follows the domestic habits and [...]
American Background
For over 200 years have been reported chaos and Dengue in the Americas since different countries and regions have experienced outbreaks with different seroptipos. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported the following cases until 2009: In the decade of [...]
When should we suspect dengue?
At the individual with a history of having been or traveled in areas of active transmission of dengue or presence of the vector within the last 15 days consulting for: Fever of less than 7 days of acute onset, absence of respiratory symptoms upper airways, with no defined etiology, together with 2 [...]
What is dengue?
Dengue is an infectious disease caused by viral infection that is spread by mosquitoes. Recognize four different virus serotypes: DEN 1, DEN 2, DEN 3, DEN 4. Each serotype provides specific immunity that the individual continues throughout life as well as short-term cross-immunity. All serotypes can cause [...]

