Dengue fever: a resurgent risk for the international traveler
Lange, W.R.; Beall, B.; Denny, S.C.
American Family Physician 45(3): 1161-1168
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 1543101 Document Number: 391217
The incidence of dengue fever, an acute febrile illness transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, is on the rise. High fever, severe headache, skin rash and a variety of constitutional symptoms are hallmarks of classic dengue fever. Dengue hemorrhagic fever, a severe manifestation associated with secondary infection, most often occurs in children. Treatment of classic dengue fever is supportive, whereas urgent rehydration therapy is often required in more severe forms. Community-based and personal strategies for avoiding the mosquito vector represent the best methods of prevention, although vaccine development programs are under way.