Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted by the tiger mosquito.
Synonyms
Dengue
Breakbone fever
Detailed description
Dengue fever is the most common mosquito-borne viral disease. Symptoms include high fever and very severe pain in bones, joints and muscles few days after the mosquito bite. Sometimes bleedings in all organs occur.
The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America has affected over 60 million people up to now. The infection can have potentially fatal consequences for pregnant women and their unborn children: many
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