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Abstract
Dengue is one of the most important mosquito-borne viral illnesses. The first DHF outbreak was reported from the Philippines in 1953. Initially it was endemic only in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific regions. After about 50 years from the first outbreak, it spread globally to almost every continent including North and South America, Australia and Africa. The majority of cases during the 50s to 80s were children, but today the disease affects both children and adults of all age groups. The disease is caused by dengue viruses that have four serotypes: dengue 1, dengue 2, dengue 3 and dengue 4. Primary infection usually results in milder illness, while more severe disease occurs in cases of repeated infection with different serotypes. In this paper clinical manifestations and management of dengue/DHF/DSS are summarized.
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Case Management of Dengue/DHF/DSS, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
Source
Tropical medicine and health 39:4 Suppl 2011 Dec pg 83-7Pub Type(s)
Journal ArticleLanguage
eng
PubMed ID
22500140