Dengue virus, often referred to as dengue fever or "break-bone fever," due to pain being one of the major symptoms, is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.

This surge is part of a broader global trend. Officials raise red flags as cases of deadly virus fill hospitals to the brim: ...

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Dengue virus is the most common mosquito-spread virus globally, but generally relatively rare in the continental United States. However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned ...

The Dengvaxia dengue vaccine became available in the United States last year, but is only recommended for people between the ages of 9 and 16 years old, who have been infected with the virus ...

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus, and not usually present in Florida—however it can be passed on to the insects if it is carried over from another country.

Four states—Florida, Hawaii, Texas and Arizona—have already documented locally acquired cases of dengue, which is also known as “breakbone fever” on account of the severe pain it causes.

A new understanding of dengue virus Date: September 18, 2015 Source: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Summary: An international consortium of scientists worked to map out the ...

As many as 100 million people are infected by it each year, but we rarely hear about dengue fever in the United States because it mostly occurs in the tropics and subtropics. That was until a ...

Here’s what to know about dengue. What is dengue? Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease that can be found worldwide. It’s caused by four related viruses called DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4.

Dengue is prevalent in Southeast Asia, Central America and South America. The virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, infects more than 50 million people annually, killing about 24,000 each year, ...

Dengue is a mosquito-borne pathogen that kills more than 24,000 people in the world annually. The pair solved the structure of the mature dengue virus particle last year (see related story), and ...