The female Aedes aegypti mosquito spreads the dengue virus by biting a person already infected with dengue fever. An infected mosquito can continue to transmit the virus for the rest of its life. – AFP
Early assessment and appropriate treatment in dengue fever is critical to prevent serious complications and death.
DENGUE fever has been in the news quite regularly for the past few years. Many people have either been infected (and survived) or know of others who have had the infection.
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