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Pathogenesis of Dengue: Dawn of a New Era
2015-11-25
Abstract excerpt
Dengue virus (DENV) infections of humans were long thought to be self-limited and of low mortality. Beginning in the 1950s, at the time when four different DENVs were discovered, a lethal variant of dengue emerged. Dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) initially observed in Southeast Asia now has spread throughout the world. Two risk factors for DHF/DSS are well-established: severe disease occur...
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- 4ade23df-4066-5fa1-b2d2-cf3c444768b8
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- 10.12688/f1000research.7024.1