Dengue fever 357

General: Endemic over the tropics and subtropics; caused by four distinct serogroups of dengue viruses, types 1,2,3, and 4, group B arboviruses; transmitted solely by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes.

Ocular: Lid edema; conjunctivitis; ocular and retrobulbar pain accentuated by ocular movement; dacryoadenitis; keratitis; corneal ulcer; iritis; retinal or vitreous hemorrhages; ocular motor paresis; optic atrophy.

Clinical: Hemorrhagic fever, severe headache; backache; joint pain; rigors; insomnia; anorexia; loss of taste; epistaxis; rashes; maculopapular rash; myalgia; human infection with of four serotypes of Dengue virus causing two diseases; classic Dengue fever; Dengue hemorrhagic fever (50% mortality).

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