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Dengue Virus Transmission: Vertical (Transovarial) and Horizontal Pathways

A. Transovarian Transmission of Dengue Virus Transovarian transmission of the dengue virus means that a mother Aedes mosquito can pass the virus to her babies through her eggs. This helps the dengue virus stay alive and continue spreading among mosquitoes even when no humans around them are infected. Key Points on Transovarian Transmission   Mechanism The […]

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Transovarian transmission of dengue virus
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Transovarian transmission of dengue virus

Transovarian transmission of dengue virus refers to the passage of the virus from an infected female Aedes mosquito to her offspring through the eggs. This mechanism allows the dengue virus to be maintained and propagated within mosquito populations even in the absence of ongoing human infections. Key points on Transovarian transmission 1. Mechanism The virus […]

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Dengue Transmission Cycle

The transmission cycle of dengue fever involves a human–mosquito–human cycle transmitted by infected female Aedes mosquitoes. Transmission Cycle Steps The cycle begins when a female Aedes mosquito bites an infected human and then transmits the virus to a new human. 1. Mosquito Bites an Infected Human A female Aedes mosquito feeds on a person infected […]

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Dengue Fever—Communicability & Laboratory Diagnosis

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Household Mosquito Control Measures

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Key Structure and Types of Dengue Virus (DENV)

Overview of Dengue Virus The dengue virus (DENV) is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flavivirus genus. Its genome is approximately 10,700 nucleotides long, coding for three structural and seven non-structural proteins. Structural Proteins The DENV structural proteins are  1. Capsid (C) A small protein (around 100 amino acids) that forms the […]

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