Dengue: transmission, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

Dengue is an arbovirus transmitted mainly by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti.It can be asymptomatic or present a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from self-limited febrile illness to severe forms that could evolve with circulatory shock and death. In order to avoid this outcome, early diagnosis of disease and the detection of warning signs that indicate unfavorable, as well as adequate treatment are essential, There is no specific treatment, it is only symptomatic and supportive. Up to now, there is no vaccine available for prevention of disease, vector control the most effective measure.