Pathophysiology of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever


Pathophysiology of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Dengue hemorrhagic fever

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a severe, potentially deadly infection spread by certain species of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti).

Pathophysiology of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Dengue viruses enter the body through the bite of aedes aegypti mosquito and then react with the antibody and virus-antibody complexes formed, the circulation will activate the complement system.

Dengue viruses enter the body through mosquito bites and infection first causes dengue fever. Body reaction is a reaction commonly seen in infection by the virus. A very different reaction would appear, if someone gets recurrent infections with different dengue virus type. And Dengue hemorrhagic fever can occur when a person after infection the first time, get recurrent infections other dengue virus. Re-infection will cause an anamnestic antibody response, causing the concentration of antigen-antibody complex is high.

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