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DENGUE

⁃ An acute febrile illness, often presenting eith severe musculoskeletel pain, caused by one of four serotypes of flavivirus.
⁃ The disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito .
⁃ It is endemic intropical regions of the workd and a major health problem in south - east Asia, Mexico and central America, where it causes periodic , epidemic  disease
⁃ Worldwide , tens of millions of people have been infected.
⁃ Sporadic out-breaks occur in the warmer regions in the U.S.
     SYMPTOMS
⁃ The uncubation period of 5-7 days precedes sudden onset of fever , myalgia , arthragias
⁃ Headache
⁃ Abdominal pain
⁃ A rash may develop 3 days later.