Dengue More Prevalent Than Previously Thought

• Autores: Mike Mitka
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 18, 2013, pág. 1882
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A new study suggests that dengue virus infects an estimated 390 million people worldwide each year, a number 3 times higher than an estimate cited by the World Health Organization.

    Most people infected with 1 of the 4 closely related dengue viruses experience no symptoms. Still, the new research suggests about 96 million individuals will have clinical effects ranging from mild fever to potentially fatal dengue shock syndrome.