The dengue virus is spread through a human-to-mosquito-to-human cycle of transmission, with the mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i> as the primary vector. These mosquitoes live near humans in tropical ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope ...

Dengue fever is a common tropical infection. This acute febrile illness can be a deadly infection in cases of severe manifestation, causing dengue hemorrhagic shock. In this brief article ...

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the ...

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing an experimental treatment designed to help ...

Only 1 in 4 people who infected with the dengue virus develop symptoms of disease ... The modified mosquitoes "complete the cycle inside these boxes in about ten days and the adult insects ...

“It all starts with a person traveling and contracting dengue. When he comes back ... continues biting while inside him the virus completes a 14-day cycle, so it is an exponential dynamic ...

Breaking the mosquito life cycle is crucial to preventing the ... June 20 -- Cases of dengue infection have been rising rapidly in the Kathmandu Valley and several other districts in Nepal.

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries ...

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

Dengue has become a widespread infection over the past few year, extending from endemic to nonendemic areas. Severe dengue infection can lead to death, therefore, clinicians should should aim for ...