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Dengue

Aka: Dengue, Break-bone fever, Dandy fever, Duengero fever, Seven-day fever, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
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  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Mosquito transmitted arbor virus infection
    2. Endemic areas
      1. Southeast Asia
      2. Central America
      3. South America
      4. Caribbean
  2. Signs and symptoms
    1. Abrupt symptom onset 3-15 days after Mosquito Bite
    2. Undulant Fever
      1. Fever falls on Day 3
      2. Fever rises again later
    3. Chills
    4. Sever frontal Headache
    5. Arthralgias
    6. Bone pain
    7. Rash
      1. Red Morbilliform or punctate rash
      2. Rash starts on hands and feet
      3. Rash spreads to trunk
  3. Labs
    1. Complete Blood Count
      1. Leukopenia
    2. Antibody titers
  4. Course
    1. Incubation: 3-15 days
    2. Usually benign and self-limited course
  5. Complications
    1. Severe hemorrhagic disease
  6. Management
    1. No effective treatment or vaccine
  7. Prevention
    1. Limit Mosquito contact
      1. See Vector borne infection

Dengue Fever (C0011311)

Definition (MSHFRE) Maladie infectieuse aiguë, fébrile, éruptive provoquée par quatre virus de la dengue reliés antigéniquement mais ayant des sérotypes distincts. Ces virus sont transmis par des moustiques de type Aedes et plus particulièrement par Aedes aegypti. La dengue classique (fièvre de la dengue) est retrouvée dans des régions infectées par ce moustique. Elle est caractérisée par de la fièvre, des myalgies, des céphalées et une éruption. La dengue hémorragique est une forme plus virulente de l'infection par ces virus et une entité clinique séparée. (Extr. de Dorland, 28ème édition)
Definition (NCI) An acute infection caused by Dengue virus. Signs and symptoms include sudden onset of fever, headache, rash, arthralgia, and myalgia. It is transmitted through mosquitoes.
Definition (MSH) An acute febrile disease transmitted by the bite of AEDES mosquitoes infected with DENGUE VIRUS. It is self-limiting and characterized by fever, myalgia, headache, and rash. DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER is a more virulent form of dengue.
Definition (CHV) An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes
Definition (CHV) An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes
Definition (CHV) An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes
Definition (MEDLINEPLUS)

Dengue is an infectious disease caused by a virus. You can get it if an infected mosquito bites you. It is common in warm, wet areas of the world. Outbreaks occur in the rainy season. Dengue is rare in the United States.

Symptoms include a high fever, headaches, joint and muscle pain, vomiting and a rash. Most people with dengue recover within 2 weeks. Until then, drinking lots of fluids, resting and taking non-aspirin fever-reducing medicines might help. Sometimes dengue turns into dengue hemorrhagic fever, which causes bleeding from your nose, gums or under your skin. It can also become dengue shock syndrome, which causes massive bleeding and shock. These forms of dengue are life-threatening.

To lower your risk when traveling in dengue-prone countries

  • Wear insect repellent with DEET
  • Wear clothes that cover your arms, legs and feet
  • Close unscreened doors and windows

NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Definition (CSP) acute infectious, eruptive, febrile disease caused by four antigenically related but distinct serotypes of the dengue virus; transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, especially A. aegypti; classical dengue (dengue fever) is self-limiting and characterized by fever, myalgia, headache, and rash; dengue hemorrhagic fever is a more virulent form of dengue virus infection.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D003715
ICD9 061
ICD10 A90
SnomedCT 38362002, 154345006, 266194002
English Dengue, DENGUE, DUENGERO, FEVER, BREAK BONE, FEVER, BREAKBONE, FEVER, DANDY, Fever, Dengue, Dengue fever [classical dengue], breakbone fever, Dengue fever (diagnosis), Break-bone fever, Dengue fever virus infection, Dengue [Disease/Finding], Classical Dengues, Classical Dengue Fever, Dengue, Classical, Dengues, Classical, Classical Dengue Fevers, Dengue Fevers, Classical, Dengue Fever, Classical, Classical Dengue, dengue fever, Break-bone Fever, Dengue fever, Breakbone fever, Dengue (disorder), dengue, breakbone; fever, dandy fever, dandy; fever, dengue; fever, fever; Aden, fever; breakbone, fever; dandy, fever; dengue, Aden; fever, Dengue Fever
Dutch denguekoortsvirusinfectie, dengue, Aden; koorts, breakbone; fever, dandy; fever, dengue; koorts, fever; breakbone, fever; dandy, koorts; aden, koorts; dengue, Dengue-koorts [klassieke dengue], denguekoorts, Dengue, Knokkelkoorts
French Infection par le virus de la dengue, Dengue, Fièvre dengue
German Dengue-Fieber-Virusinfektion, Dengue-Fieber [Klassische Dengue], Dengue-Fieber, Denguefieber, Dengue
Italian Infezione da virus della febbre dengue, Febbre dengue, Dengue
Portuguese Infecção por vírus de dengue, Febre Quebra-Ossos, Dengue, Febre da Dengue
Spanish Infección por virus de la fiebre dengue, Dengue, dengue (trastorno), dengue, fiebre dengue, fiebre quebrantahuesos, Fiebre Dengue
Japanese デング熱ウイルス感染, デングネツウイルスカンセン, デングネツ, デング熱, H熱
Swedish Dengue
Czech dengue, Horečka dengue, Dengue, Infekce virem horečky dengue
Finnish Dengue
Russian DENGE LIKHORADKA, ДЕНГЕ ЛИХОРАДКА
Korean 뎅기열[전형적 열]
Croatian DENGA
Polish Gorączka denga
Hungarian Dengue, Dengue láz vírus fertőzés, dengue láz
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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