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Dengue Fever Flashcards

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It is one of the most import arthropod-borne viral disease worldwide

A

Dengue

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Dengue is transmitted by:

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Aedes aegypti

Aedis albopictus

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3
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Dengue mosquito usually bites during the ____

A

Day

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4
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What are the 4 larval stages of mosquito?

A

Egg
Larva
Pupa
Adult mosquito

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5
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Virus in dengue which is singlestranded

A

Flavivirus

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6
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What is the shape if capsid in flavivirus

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Icosahedral shaped

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7
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Where does replication of flavivirus takes place?

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Cytoplasm

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How long is the incubation period if dengue infection

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4-7 days (ranges 3-14)

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After incubation period, the illness begins and followed by 3 phases

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Febrile
Critical
Recovery

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