The first-ever case of a deadly mosquito-borne virus spreading locally in Virginia has been detected in a resident living in ...

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Viruses are tiny agents that can infect a variety of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure that can only replicate ...

Dengue has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 in the South Asian nation this year.

This research comes as dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their territory into new regions, including Southern California. Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of ...

Female Aedes aegypti mosquito, a carrier of the dengue viruses, feeding on the human skin, 2005. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (CDC) / James Gathany. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory warning of an increase in dengue virus infections this year. Dengue is a viral disease caused by any of the four dengue ...

In a new study, scientists have discovered more about how the body protects against dengue fever, one of the world's most common mosquito-borne illnesses, prompting hopes for more effective vaccines ...

“This work challenges existing assumptions about how dengue interacts with the immune system,” said Diehl. “By revealing a ...