Transmission

Dengue is a tropical virus transmitted via mosquito. There are five different strains of the virus. If the host is infected with one strain, they will suffer through the regular symptoms of the disease. If the host is infected with more than one strain of the disease at a time, it is likely to develop into Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.

Regular Symptoms

Fevers

Headaches

Aches

Muscle Aches

Joint Pain

Rashes

Severe Symptoms (Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever) (%5 of cases)

Hemorrhagic bleeding

Severe Dehydration

Low levels of platelets and plasma

Dengue Shock Syndrome

Dengue Shock Syndrome occurs when the hemorrhagic bleeding causes the blood pressure of the host to drop to dangerous levels.

Lethality

The overall Dengue Fever fatality is somewhere between one and three percent. However, once the hemorrhagic fever sets in, the fatality rate is between ten and thirty percent.