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Dengue Fever

 DENGUE FEVER   Contents: Introduction   Clinical presentation Diagnosis Treatment Diet  Introduction: Dengue fever is a viral infection caused by dengue virus. Dengue virus is an RNA virus of genus flavi virus. — There are four serotypes dengue virus that is DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, DENV-4 — Dengue virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquito   Aedes aegypti mosquito   Aedes aegypti mosquito known to transmit Dengue virus, Yellow fever virus,  Chikungunya  virus, and Zika virus and it also suggest as a potential vector of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis   virus and studies shown it is capable to transmit West Nile virus as well. Clinical Presentation: Divides into 4 categories :   Dengue without warning sign   Dengue with warning sign   Severe dengue / dengue hemorrhagic fever Dengue shock syndrome   Remember Note: Not all patient goes in all these phases. —   Majority of patient develops dengue without warning sign and they cure self or general treatment.   But few pat