Dengue: Spot Symptoms, Early Prevention And All About The Vector Borne Disease
Dengue is one of the major vector-borne diseases in India and needs to be controlled with the necessary precautions to control the spread of the disease.
Jun 19, 2023, 18:43 PM IST
Dengue Virus ‘Evolved Dramatically’ In India, Researchers Stresses On Urgent Need For Vaccine: Study
Dengue cases have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in the South-East Asian countries, yet, there are no approved vaccines against dengue in India.
May 02, 2023, 15:15 PM IST
Eat THESE fruits if you have dengue fever
Ms. Shubha Rawal – Director, Head Sourcing at IG International suggests the right fruits which should be consumed if you are down with dengue fever.
Nov 14, 2022, 16:27 PM IST
Bihar Dengue Cases : Dengue Fever Outbreak in Patna
The number of dengue patients is increasing rapidly in Bihar. Patients also died in some areas, while in some areas the beds in the hospital have become less according to the number of patients.
Oct 13, 2022, 17:14 PM IST
Delhi NCR: Dengue patients at risk of black fungus
Amidst the increasing cases of dengue in Delhi-NCR, now the threat of black fungus is also looming. In Ghaziabad, a person was found suffering from black fungus after dengue. This is the second case of black fungus in NCR.
Nov 24, 2021, 09:56 AM IST
New dengue virus behind maximum epidemics detected in India
There are four distinct dengue virus types circulating in India: DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4.
Nov 01, 2017, 13:09 PM IST
Dengue fever: Know the symptoms, prevention tips
The Aedes Aegypti mosquito is the main vector that transmits the dengue virus.
Jul 27, 2017, 11:27 AM IST
Scientists a step closer to achieveing total resistance to dengue virus?
Researchers report that mosquitoes carrying dengue virus (DENV) can be genetically engineered, giving an increased resistance to infection by the virus.
Jan 16, 2017, 15:39 PM IST
India's Sun Pharma joins hands with ICGEB to develop dengue vaccine
The vaccine will be targeted against all the four serotypes of dengue virus that cause fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, rash in humans.
Oct 19, 2016, 14:39 PM IST
Researchers identify drug target for dengue virus
Like Zika virus, Dengue is transmitted by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Dengue, called break bone fever, is notable for causing severe bone and muscle pain, headache and pain behind the eyes.
Feb 09, 2016, 10:14 AM IST
Zika virus: Centre issues guidelines, warns against travel to affected areas
Union Health Minister JP Nadda said he has asked for steps to be taken to prevent entry and transmission in India of the virus.
Feb 02, 2016, 18:51 PM IST
Dengue can be spread back to mosquitoes
Dengue virus infects 390 million people worldwide each year through the bite of mosquitoes of the Aedes genus.
Nov 11, 2015, 15:36 PM IST
Single vaccine for Chikungunya, related viruses comes closer to reality
Researchers have identified "broadly neutralizing" antibodies that protect against infection by multiple, distantly related alphaviruses, including Chikungunya virus, that cause fever and debilitating joint pain.
Nov 11, 2015, 11:44 AM IST
New mechanism to inhibit dengue virus infection
Scientists have also been able to detect antibodies against CRVP379 in human blood samples, demonstrating that the protein is able to elicit an immune response in humans.
Oct 26, 2015, 18:02 PM IST
Decoded: How dengue uses human enzyme to spread faster
NS1 is one of the seven proteins composing the dengue virus and more specifically its replication machinery.
Oct 07, 2015, 16:01 PM IST
Dengue epidemic likely to be more severe next year
A major increase in cases of dengue will likely occur throughout Southeast Asian countries early next year, researchers have warned.
Oct 07, 2015, 11:32 AM IST
`Cartography` of dengue virus rewritten
An international consortium has rewritten the `cartography` of dengue virus.
Sep 18, 2015, 13:24 PM IST
Odisha says well prepared to tackle dengue menace
The Odisha government on Wednesday said it was well prepared, and there was no panic-like situation yet, following the first dengue related death of the year in the state.
Sep 16, 2015, 22:36 PM IST
Dengue breakthrough: Bengaluru-based lab develops botanical pill
At present, there is no specific approved vaccine or therapy to prevent dengue fever. But now a Bengaluru-based lab has come up with a tablet to treat the dreaded vector-borne disease.
Sep 16, 2015, 10:12 AM IST
Delhi: Dengue claims second child in a week
Another boy has died of dengue with his family claiming negligence by hospitals in the city where only last week seven-year-old Avinash had succumbed to the disease after allegedly being turned awa
Sep 15, 2015, 17:07 PM IST
