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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.

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