Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, infects an estimated 390 million people and causes around 20,000 deaths worldwide ...

While dengue infection is usually diagnosed based on a clinical assessment by a doctor and confirmed through blood tests to detect the dengue virus or antibodies against the dengue virus, there are ...

The major symptom of severe dengue disease is leakage of blood plasma out of small blood vessels, which can lead to shock and death. A study published on July 14th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that the ...

The virus that causes dengue fever has turned up in a dozen units of blood donated in Puerto Rico. The disturbing finding suggests that authorities might need to screen for the mosquito-borne virus in ...

The more anemic you are, the more likely it is that you could spread Dengue fever because mosquitoes feeding on your blood have a greater chance of picking up the virus. This was reported by a new ...

One of the largest blood centers in the region has temporarily suspended blood collection in two Treasure Coast counties as officials from OneBlood try to stop the spread of dengue fever.More than a ...

Research has shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans. Apr 06, ...

Catholic groups are donating blood to tackle a dengue outbreak in Bangladesh. Caritas Bangladesh, hospital staff, seminarians, youths and other church-related institutes are providing blood ...

A protein secreted by cells infected with dengue virus can cause dangerous leakage of fluid from blood vessels, and new research supports a primary underlying mechanism: disruption of a molecular ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Blood Bank of Hawaii is asking Oahu residents to consider giving blood after the organization had to cancel three events in dengue-affected areas on Hawaii Island. The ...

The major symptom of severe dengue disease is leakage of blood plasma out of small blood vessels, which can lead to shock and death. A study now suggests that the dengue virus protein NS1 can disrupt ...

The major symptom of severe dengue disease is leakage of blood plasma out of small blood vessels, which can lead to shock and death. A study published on July 14th in PLOS Pathogens suggests that the ...