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Dengue fever is caused by several related viruses(four different arboviruses). It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes, most commonly the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which is found in tropic and subtropic regions.

Source:ADAM

Date:September 28, 2008

Dengue Fever

Dengue fever can occur when a mosquito carrying the arbovirus bites a human, passing the virus on to the new host. Once in the body, the virus travels to various glands where it multiplies.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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