Dengue disease can be deadly. People infected by the mosquito-borne virus can develop an infection whose mild form is so harsh it's called "break-bone fever." Severe forms of the disease known as ...

The dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever. It is a single positive-stranded RNA virus, says Dr Sandeep Patil, chief intensivist and physician at Fortis Hospital, Kalyan .

A study in Pune found DENV-2 in 65-70% of samples, raising health concerns. Experts urge intensified mosquito control and public awareness.

Researchers in India say that data from a detailed genomic study of the dengue virus has helped them develop an mRNA ... Since 2000, a number of genotypes have been prevalent in India, ...

Conformational changes in intact dengue virus reveal serotype-specific expansion. Nature Communications , 2017; 8: 14339 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14339 Cite This Page : ...

Dengue is caused by four distinct but closely related dengue viruses: dengue virus 1, 2, 3 and 4. It is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito.

Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people each year, and there are few vaccines and no approved therapies available for any of the four species, or "serotypes," of the virus.

"Each year, up to 400 million people are infected by a dengue virus," the CDC's website says. "Approximately 100 million people get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue." ...

Public health measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 had an unintended consequence across Latin America and Southeast Asia in 2020: Dengue virus infections were prevented in hundreds of thousands ...