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Dengue fever, and its more recent severe form known as dengue hemorrhagic fever, is the most important arthropod-transmitted viral disease of humans in the world today. Each year 50-100 million cases of dengue fever and several hundred thousand cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever occur. The dengue pandemic has intensified in the past 20 years, with expanding geographical distribution of both the mosquito vector and the viruses, and increased epidemic activity. Today, dengue is a global disease of the tropics, and is one of the most important emerging tropical diseases, with over half of the world population at risk. Research on dengue viruses and the diseases they cause has expanded greatly in the last two decades. However until now there has been no comprehensive volume to summarize and synthesize such information. This book fills this gap. It covers all relevant topics including history, epidemiology, virus-vector relationships, transmission, clinical aspects and treatment, the viruses and immune responses, as well as prevention and control. Written by international authorities from the Americas, Asia, Europe and Australia, the book represents an essential resource for research students and scientists, public health officials and physicians concerned with tropical medicine, virology, medical entomology and public health. ... Read more

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Chapters: Ebola, Marburg Virus, Lassa Fever, Dengue Fever, Dengue Shock Syndrome, Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease, Hantavirus, Reston Ebolavirus, Crimean-congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Filoviridae, Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever, Bunyaviridae, Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever, Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever, Brazilian Hemorrhagic Fever, Kyasanur Forest Disease, Lujo Virus, Venezuelan Hemorrhagic Fever, Rocio Viral Encephalitis, Simian Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Chapare Virus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 132. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ivory Coast ebolavirusReston ebolavirusSudan ebolavirusZaire ebolavirus Ebola is the virus Ebolavirus (EBOV), a viral genus, and the disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), which is near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976 at a mission hospital run by Flemish nuns. It remained largely obscure until 1989 when several widely publicized outbreaks occurred among monkeys in the United States. The virus interferes with the endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels and with coagulation. As the blood vessel walls become damaged and destroyed, the platelets are unable to coagulate, patients succumb to hypovolemic shock. Ebola is transmitted through bodily fluids, while conjunctiva exposure may also lead to transmission. There are five recognized species within the ebolavirus genus, which have a number of specific strains. The Zaire virus is the type species, which is also the first discovered and the most lethal. Electron micrographs show long filaments, characteristic of the Filoviridae viral family. The genera Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus were originally classified as the species of ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=57246 ... Read more

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Scientific research on dengue has a long and rich history. The literature has been touched by famous names in medicine- Benjamin Rush, Walter Reed, and Albert Sabin, to name a very few- and has been fertile ground for medical historians . The advances made in those early investigations are all the more remarkable for the limited tools available at the time. The demonstration of a viral etiology for dengue fever, the recognition of mosquitoes as the vector for transmission to humans, and the existence of multiple viral variants (serotypes) with only partial cross-protection were all accomplished prior to the ability to culture and characterize the etiologic agent. Research on dengue in this period was typically driven by circumstances. Epidemics of dengue created public health crises, although these were relatively short-lived in any one location, as the population of susceptible individuals quickly shrank. Military considerations became as a major driving force for research. With the introduction of large numbers of non-immune individuals into endemic areas, dengue could cripple military readiness, taking more soldiers out of action than hostile fire. Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever, which assumed pandemic proportions during the latter half of the last century, have shown no indication of slowing their growth during this first decade of the twenty-first century. Challenges remain in understanding the basic mechanisms of viral replication and disease pathogenesis, in clinical management of patients, and in control of dengue viral transmission. Nevertheless, new tools and insights have led to major recent scientific advances. As the first candidate vaccines enter large-scale efficacy trials, there is reason to hope that we may soon "turn the corner" on this disease.

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Dengue, and its potentially fatal forms, denguehemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, again have become aserious health problem in many parts of the Americas. Although acampaign once practically eradicated Aedes aegypti, the disease'sprincipal vector, from the Region, most of the countries werereinfested and have suffered epidemics due to the curtailing of publicexpenditure on health that took place during the 1980s. Clearly, a newset of guidelines were needed.

The present guidelines stress the fact that dengue is primarily aproblem of domestic sanitation. Through physical means and without theoveruse of chemicals, A. aegypti and the other important vector, A.albopictus, can be eliminated. Contrary to the centralized andvertically structured programs of the past, these guidelines emphasizeways to transfer the responsibility, capability, and motivation fordengue control and prevention to the community.

Prepared by eighteen representatives from seven countries in theAmericas and several PAHO staff members, all experts in the field,this publication fills a critical niche in the fight against dengue inthe Americas, and is an invaluable tool for health professionalsworking in vector control everywhere. ... Read more

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Title: Dengue fever among U.S. travelers returning from the Dominican Republic -Minnesota and Iowa, 2008.
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Publication: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Newsletter)
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This digital document is an article from Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1205 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The third edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide features information on medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. ... Read more

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Title: Pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome associated with an autochthonous case of dengue hemorrhagic fever.(Case Report)
Author: Robert F. Setlik
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2004
Publisher: Southern Medical Association
Volume: 97Issue: 7Page: 688(4)

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Title: Fever screening at airports and imported dengue.(Dispatches)
Author: Pei-Yun Shu
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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Title: Maculopathy in dengue fever.(Letter to the editor)
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Title: South Texas Sees Rise in Dengue Fever Outbreaks.
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Title: Endemic dengue hemorrhagic fever surfaces.(Infectious Diseases)
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Title: Dengue fever, Hawaii, 2001-2002.(RESEARCH)
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Date: May 1, 2005
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