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HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
DR.I.SELVARAJ, IRMS
Sr.D.M.O (Selction Grade), INDIAN RAILWAYS
B.SC.,M.B.B.S.,(M.D Community Medicine)., D.P.H., D.I.H., PGCH&FW (NIHFW, New Delhi)
Epidemiology
• CATEGORY-A (INDONESIA,MYANMAR,AND
THAILAND)
• CATEGORY-B
(INDIA,BANGALADESH,MALDIVES,AND SRILANKA)
• CATEGORY-C (BHUTAN, NEPAL)
• CTEGORY-D (DPR KOREA)
Dengue Virus
2. Causes dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever
3. It is an arbovirus
4. Transmitted by mosquitoes
5. Composed of single-stranded RNA
6. Has 4 serotypes (DEN-1, 2, 3, 4)
Dengue Virus
•Each serotype provides specific lifetime immunity,
and short-term cross-immunity
•All serotypes can cause severe and fatal disease
•Genetic variation within serotypes
•Some genetic variants within each serotype appear
to be more virulent or have greater epidemic potential
The most common epidemic vector of dengue in the world is
the Aedes aegypti mosquito. It can be identified by the white
bands or scale patterns on its legs and thorax.
Aedes aegypti
•Dengue transmitted by infected female
mosquito
Reference:
2. http://www.who.int/ctd/docs/dengue.pdf
3. http://www.cdc.gov/
4. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
5. SUPERCOURSE