Lesson 10.10: Dengue I

Dengue

Fastest-spreading vector-borne disease in the world that is endemic in 100 countries (Has no cure)

Early Detected Dengue

Dengue that can be managed

Rainy Season

When dengue is most rampant

Dengue Fever

A disease caused by any one of the four closely related Dengue Viruses

DENV 1, DENV 2, DENV 3, DENV 4

4 Serotypes of Dengue Virus

Genus flavivirus

Genus classification of Dengue Viruses

Family flaviviridae

Family classification of Dengue Viruses

Primary Infection

Thought to induce lifelong protective immunity to the infecting serotype

Infected Mosquito Bite

Mode of Transmission of Dengue Virus

Aedes aegypti & Aedes albopictus

2 Types of infected mosquitoes

Daytime Feeder

Infected Mosquitos (Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus) Kind of Feeder

Artificial Containers w/ Water

Where mosquitoes lay eggs and produce larvae

1000 meters

Uncommon above the level for mosquitoes

Biting a Person w/ Dengue

How mosquitoes get à²2aw0aDENV infected

Cannot spread directly from person to person

True or false, Can Dengue Virus spread directly from person to person