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DengueAka: 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 (MSH)An acute infectious, eruptive, febrile disease caused by four antigenically related but distinct serotypes of the DENGUE VIRUS. It is 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 and a separate clinical entity. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9061
EnglishBreakbone fever, Dengue, Dengue Fever, DUENGERO
Spanishdengue, fiebre dengue, fiebre quebrantahuesos
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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