Dengue Fever and its Fatality in Human: A Review

Abstract

Dengue fever, also called breakbone fever (associated muscle and joint pains), is caused by the dengue virus and is a mosquito-borne tropical disease. Symptoms in infected humans are similar to measles which include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash. Sometimes, it develops into grievous dengue hemorrhagic fever which is a life-threatening disorder. In severe cases, it results to dengue shock syndrome like bleeding, low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage.