Organisms

Dengue Virus

A species of the genus FLAVIVIRUS which causes an acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease in man. Dengue is mosquito-borne and four serotypes are known.

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Abstract

A species of the genus FLAVIVIRUS which causes an acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease in man. Dengue is mosquito-borne and four serotypes are known.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Breakbone Fever Virus
  • Breakbone Fever Viruses
  • Dengue Viruses
  • Fever Virus, Breakbone
  • Fever Viruses, Breakbone
  • Virus, Breakbone Fever
  • Virus, Dengue
  • Viruses, Breakbone Fever
  • Viruses, Dengue

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = DENGUE or SEVERE DENGUE

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History Note

66; was see under ARBOVIRUS 1965, was see under ARBORVIRUSES 1963-64

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  1. B04w.820w.578w.344w.350w.270w

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NLM Classification

QW 168.5.F5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dengue Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003716. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003716
  2. Dengue Virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_virus
  3. Dengue Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q476209