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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic ; if symptoms appear, they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection.
Varicella (chickenpox), in newborns Viral Untreated ≈30% Where the mothers develop the disease between 5 days prior to, or 2 days after delivery. [17]: 110 Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) Viral Untreated 26% Dengue haemorrhagic fever is also known as severe dengue. [33] [34] Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) Viral No cure [15–30]%
In addition, the vaccine is not usually administered to babies under nine months of age, pregnant women, people with allergies to egg protein, and individuals living with AIDS/HIV. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 105 million people have been vaccinated for yellow fever in West Africa from 2000 to 2015. [47]
Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever.It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. [1] [2] Four serotypes of the virus have been found, and a reported fifth has yet to be confirmed, [3] [4] [5] all of which can cause the full spectrum of disease. [1]
Schematic depiction of the symptoms of dengue fever. Typically, people infected with dengue virus are asymptomatic (80%) or only have mild symptoms such as an uncomplicated fever. [1] [2] [3] Others have more severe illness (5%), and in a small proportion it is life-threatening.
65,758 cases of dengue fever have been reported up to EW 19 in Mexico, accounting for 0.8% of total cases in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024. 405 severe cases and 20 deaths have been reported so far in Mexico, with a fatality rate of 0.03%. DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4 serotypes have been detected in Mexico. [3]
Schematic depiction of the symptoms of dengue fever. Typically, people infected with dengue virus are asymptomatic (80%) or have only mild symptoms such as an uncomplicated fever. [7] [13] [14] Others have more severe illness (5%), and in a small proportion it is life-threatening.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: 2 days [29] 14 days Roseola: 5 days [30] 15 days Rubella (German measles) 14 days [31] 21 days Salmonella: 12 days [31] 24 days Scarlet fever: 1 day [32] 4 days SARS: 1 day [33] 10 days Smallpox: 7 days [34] 17 days Tetanus: 7 days [35] 21 days Tuberculosis: 2 weeks [36] 12 weeks Typhoid: 7 days: 21 days