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Dengue fever - dengue virus

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GK

 Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles.

Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes, principally A. aegypti.

No vaccine is available.

 

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