1. Dengue Fever A disease spread by mosquitos. aedes aegypti

2. http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health- information/directory/d/dengue-fever Dengue occurs throughout much of the tropical world

3. Dengue became a world wide problem in the 1950’s though it rarely affects the US. http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/

4. Dengue’s symptoms include a sudden high fever, a flat rash, and other flu like symptoms. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002350/

5. http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/schools/cas/bi ology/research/infect/dengue.html

6. The more severe form of Dengue is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/ 2010/12/29/dengue-fever-is-dangerous- slideshow-v-1-3-is-here/

7. Dengue Hemorrhagic fever causes death through dysfunction of endothelium and disordered blood clotting. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002349/

8. This happens when a patient becomes infected with a second of the four different serotypes DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4 http://woodshedenvironmen t.wordpress.com/2010/12/29 /dengue-fever-is-dangerous- slideshow-v-1-3-is-here/

9. The efficacy of a tetravalent chimeric dengue vaccine. http://www.ajtmh.org/content/84/6/978.long

10. Doctors use Antibody titer and polymerase chain reaction to test for dengue virus types http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002350/

11. There is no specific treatment but it’s important to lessen the fever and keep the patient hydrated http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/P MH0002350/

12. Prevention includes use of bug spray and other mosquito preventatives http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/

13. http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publication s/dengue/Denguepublication/en/ The World Health Organization became involved in the treatment of Dengue Fever by publishing a diagnosis, treatment, and control in 1986.

14. If you ever travel to an area susceptible to Dengue Fever, always remember it is a very serious disease and prevention of mosquito bites needs to be taken seriously. http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Secti on332/Section1631.htm

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