The dengue virus has a roughly spherical shape. Inside the virus is the nucleocapsid, which is made of the viral genome and C proteins. The nucleocapsid is surrounded by a membrane called the ...

Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure that can only replicate inside a host organism. The four closely related dengue viruses — DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4 — are ...

dengue fever, West Nile and yellow fever. His research involves studying the structure of viruses and how they interface with the cells of their hosts’ bodies — hence the mapping of the Zika ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting ...

These factors are called the epidemiological triad and include host (the patient), pathogen (here, the 'dengue virus') and the environment. Lastly, the quality of the diagnostic test for dengue ...

Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of dengue-fighting T cells, according to a new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).

Dengue virus (DENV) is a member of the flavivirus family causing dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that can be ...

A massive upsurge in dengue cases marked ... "The ability of viruses, such as SARS-CoV- 2 and influenza, to continuously change their genetic structure in response to the selective pressure ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oahu. This is the second case reported in Hawaii so far this year.