No one knows what makes a mild dengue viral infection morph into a severe and sometimes deadly dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome. Experts previously believed the likely cause was ramped ...

As globalization and climate change spread tropical diseases around the globe, not all populations are equally susceptible to infection. Gene variants common in people of Asian and European ancestry, ...

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection that affects millions of people worldwide, causing a wide range of symptoms. In some cases, dengue can progress into a potentially life-threatening ...

Brazil has authorised the world's first single-dose dengue vaccine, showing strong trial results. This approval comes as ...

Dysfunctional immunity is associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. Structural analyses reveal that a key germline-encoded contact between the T cell antigen receptor and a ...

Dengue virus (DENV) infects about 400 million people annually around the world, with a high prevalence in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The virus causes diseases ranging from mild dengue fever to ...

Researchers have discovered that tryptase plays a key role in severe dengue disease, raising the possibility of developing new targeted dengue treatments. The Dengue Virus infects approximately 390 ...

Dengue is a viral infection that’s on the rise, with many countries reporting a record number of cases this year. However, that doesn’t mean we’re not at risk for dengue right here in the United ...

You can blame climate change for lots of things besides bad weather, and one of them is deadly mosquito-borne diseases. New England has recently been fighting an outbreak of equine encephalitis and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Los Angeles County Public Health ...

Dengue cases are steadily rising across Karnataka even before the arrival of the monsoon. As per the state health department, Karnataka has reported 1,186 dengue cases from January to April 30 this ...