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==Overview==
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The above picture is a [[rash]] typically associated with Dengue fever.


'''Dengue fever''' ({{IPA2|'deŋgeɪ}}) and '''dengue [[hemorrhagic fever]]''' (DHF) are acute [[fever|febrile]] [[disease]]s, found in the tropics and Africa, with a geographical spread similar to [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=dengue.htm|title= CDC - Yellow Book: [4] Dengue Fever - CDC Traveler's Health|accessdate=2007-05-20}}</ref> One major difference, however, is that malaria is often eradicated in major cities, where as dengue is often found in urban areas of developed tropical nations, like Singapore. Caused by one of four closely related [[virus]] [[serotype]]s of the genus ''[[Flavivirus]]'', family [[Flaviviridae]], each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the ''[[Aedes aegypti]]'' (rarely ''Aedes albopictus'') [[mosquito]], which feeds during the day<ref>[http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section332_12647.htm "Dengue Fever – Information Sheet"] - [[World Health Organization]]</ref>.
'''Dengue fever''' ({{IPA2|'deŋgeɪ}}) and '''dengue [[hemorrhagic fever]]''' (DHF) are acute [[fever|febrile]] [[disease]]s, found in the tropics and Africa, with a geographical spread similar to [[malaria]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=dengue.htm|title= CDC - Yellow Book: [4] Dengue Fever - CDC Traveler's Health|accessdate=2007-05-20}}</ref> One major difference, however, is that malaria is often eradicated in major cities, where as dengue is often found in urban areas of developed tropical nations, like Singapore. Caused by one of four closely related [[virus]] [[serotype]]s of the genus ''[[Flavivirus]]'', family [[Flaviviridae]], each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the ''[[Aedes aegypti]]'' (rarely ''Aedes albopictus'') [[mosquito]], which feeds during the day<ref>[http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section332_12647.htm "Dengue Fever – Information Sheet"] - [[World Health Organization]]</ref>.

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Dengue fever (Template:IPA2) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics and Africa, with a geographical spread similar to malaria.[1] One major difference, however, is that malaria is often eradicated in major cities, where as dengue is often found in urban areas of developed tropical nations, like Singapore. Caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus) mosquito, which feeds during the day[2].

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  1. "CDC - Yellow Book: [4] Dengue Fever - CDC Traveler's Health". Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  2. "Dengue Fever – Information Sheet" - World Health Organization