Dengue is a mosquito-borne flavivirus infection


  • Single stranded RNA virus (Flavividae family)
  • 4 serotypes (DEN 1, DEN 2, DEN 3, DEN4)
  • Genetically and antigenically distinct
  • Infection with one serotype leads to immunity from that serotype

Source: Burke DS, TP Monath. Fields Virology 2001


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