The dengue virus has a roughly spherical shape. Inside the virus is the nucleocapsid, which is made of the viral genome and C proteins. The nucleocapsid is surrounded by a membrane called the ...

dengue fever, West Nile and yellow fever. His research involves studying the structure of viruses and how they interface with the cells of their hosts’ bodies — hence the mapping of the Zika ...

Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure that can only replicate inside a host organism. The four closely related dengue viruses — DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4 — are ...

These factors are called the epidemiological triad and include host (the patient), pathogen (here, the 'dengue virus') and the environment. Lastly, the quality of the diagnostic test for dengue ...

Dengue is a miserable illness caused by infection with any of the four dengue viruses (dengue-1, -2, -3 and -4). Infections have increased dramatically over the past two years while, at the same ...

A mosquito borne viral disease. This causes high fever, headahe and joint pains. Dengue fever is caused by a virus called Dengue virus which is transmitted by a mosquito species called Aedes ...

A fast population growth, unplanned urbanization and poor sanitation have contributed to the rise in dengue. The virus has surged worldwide since last year and spread to areas previously free of ...