HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health reported a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oahu on Friday, April 11. This brings the total number of cases reported in the ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study ...

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). "We saw a ...

CAMERON COUNTY, Texas — One person is sick with a case of dengue virus that was transmitted in Texas, health officials announced Monday. It's the first locally-acquired case of the virus in ...

New York has reported 143 cases and New Jersey has reported 41. Nearly 200 people have been infected with dengue in the states of New York and New Jersey so far this year, according to data from ...

As if the swat, itch, and scratch routine weren't enough of a nuisance, Americans have something else to look out for during the summer season ― dengue, a virus that spreads through mosquito bites.

The cause of the disease is the dengue virus, which is transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito, which is active mainly during the day. Symptoms appear 3 to 14 days after a mosquito bite and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory warning of an increase in dengue virus infections this year. Dengue is a viral disease caused by any of the four dengue ...

The U.S. territory issued their own public health emergency this March, while the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency related to the virus last December. Read More: Dengue Fever Is ...

Dengue infection occurs after being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus. It cannot be spread from person to person. Mosquitos that spread dengue are the same kind that spread the Zika and ...

Along with the many complications dengue puts us at risk of, the virus's impact on brain has come in focus. Cases of dengue encephalopathy is on rise in young children and adolescents. The rare ...

The seriousness of the dengue virus can vary widely depending on the specific strain of the virus, the individual's age, overall health and access to medical care. Dengue fever is generally ...