Dengue Fever  Near human dwellings and are often present indoors

 elevated temperatures significantly shorten the

Causative agent: Dengue virus incubation periods for the dengue virus in mosquitoes
Genome: single-stranded RNA 2. Aedes albopictus or Asian tiger mosquito
Family: Flaviviridae  introduced to the U.S. in 1982 in Houston, Texas in
Genus: Flavivirus shipments of used tires imported from Asia
 feeds also on animal blood
OTHER NAMES
OTHER VECTORS
 Breakbone fever
 Dandy fever  Aedes africanus
 Seven-day fever  Aedes scutellaris
 Denguero- from the Spanish duengo  Aedes luteocephalus

Morphology: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

 sudden onset of high fever

 spherical shape approximately 50nm in diameter
 severe headache
 contains a single strand of RNA surrounded by a lipid
 pain behind the eyes
bilayer
 muscle and joint pain
 mature virions are composed of 6% RNA, 9%
 loss of appetite
carbohydrates and 17% lipid
 nausea
Dengue  petechiae rash

 a disease caused by a family of viruses transmitted by
mosquitoes
 acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a
benign course
 affect anyone but tends to be more severe in people
with compromised immune systems
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
 more severe form of the viral illness
 can be life-threatening and can progress to the most
severe form of the illness, dengue shock syndrome
4 Serotypes of Dengue Virus
DEN-1
DEN-2
*Some infected people may not develop apparent
symptoms and may only have mild symptoms like fever,
e.g. young children may exhibit a milder non-specific
febrile illness with rash.
DIAGNOSIS
Complete blood count, PRC test, Antibody titer for dengue
virus type, liver function test
TREATMENT
 There is no specific treatment for dengue.
 At best, bed rest, fluids, and medications to reduce
fever can be administered.
 Anticoagulants, such as aspirin, should be avoided.
 Antibiotics are not used since Dengue is a viral
infection.

DEN-3 PREVENTION

DEN-4 1. Prevent accumulation of stagnant water

Signs and Symptoms:  Change the water in vases once a week

 Clear the water in the saucers under potted plants
 severe headache every week
 high fever  Cover water containers tightly
 rash  Ensure air-conditioner drip trays are free of stagnant
 evidence of bleeding in the body water
 petechiae
 bleeding in the nose or gums
 Put all used cans and bottles into covered dustbins
 black stools
 easy bruising 2. Control vectors and reservoir of the diseases
MODE OF TRANSMISSION Store food and dispose of garbage properly
transmitted to humans through the bites of infective 3. Pregnant women and children of 6 months or older
female Aedes mosquitoes can use insect repellents commercially available in the
market
cannot be spread directly from human to human

INCUBATION PERIOD

ranges from 3 – 14 days, commonly 4 – 7 days

PERIOD OF COMMUNICABILITY

infected person becomes infective to mosquitoes 6 to 12

hours before the onset of the disease and remains so upto 3
to 5 days

VECTOR

1. Aedes aegypti

 Day biters