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Overview Test
[MP Add text 12 Aug] Dengue has been endemic in
Southeast Asia in the past years. The Introduction
section tells the course of the disease, while details on the incidence and
mortality rates in Asia are in the Epidemiology
section.
Transmission of dengue through the bite of the Aedes
mosquito, the incubation period and the different serotypes have been discussed
in the Pathophysiology section.
Conditions that increase the likelihood of
developing severe dengue are enumerated in the Risk
Factors section. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2009
classification of Dengue as well as the old classification has been
discussed in the Classification
section.
History and Physical Examination
There are three phases of dengue infection and in the Clinical Presentation section, the signs and symptoms of these phases are discussed.
Diagnosis
Several tests that can be done to diagnose dengue are
enumerated and discussed in the Laboratory
Tests and Ancillaries section.
Other conditions which present with a syndrome
similar to dengue have to be ruled out and these are listed in the Differential Diagnosis section.
Management
Several tests that can be done to diagnose dengue are
enumerated and discussed in the Laboratory
Tests and Ancillaries section.
Other conditions which present with a syndrome
similar to dengue have to be ruled out and these are listed in the Differential Diagnosis section.
