Dengue is a mosquito-borne seasonal viral infection, caused
by four closely related viruses (DENV 1-4). It gets transmitted by the bite of
the female mosquito of genus Aedes. These domestic mosquitoes, thriving around human
habitations, typically bite in daylight hours. They are easily recognized by
their peculiar white spotted body and legs. The outbreak of the disease
usually occurs in the post monsoon season when the mosquito population reaches
its peak. More severe infection, known as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF),
caused by the same virus, can be fatal if not detected at early stage.
Source from The Times of
India
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parts of an aedes mosquito
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