Dengue hemorrhagic fever

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Mosquito, adult feeding on the skin

Mosquito, adult

Mosquito, egg raft

Mosquito, larvae

Mosquito, pupa

Antibodies

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Dengue hemorrhagic fever

Alternative Names:

Hemorrhagic dengue; Dengue shock syndrome; Philippine hemorrhagic fever; Thai hemorrhagic fever; Singapore hemorrhagic fever

Prevention:

There is no vaccine available to prevent dengue fever. Use personal protection such as full-coverage clothing, netting, mosquito repellent containing DEET, and if possible, travel during periods of minimal mosquito activity. Mosquito abatement programs can also reduce the risk of infection.

Review Date: 10/25/2004
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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