In Reply to: virus posted by rfernandez on Tuesday, 8. February 2005 at 13:06 Bali Time:
This is a short explenation, its carried by the mozzies.
Dengue fever (DF) is an acute febrile viral disease frequently presenting with headaches, bone or joint and muscular pains, rash and leukopenia as symptoms. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is characterized by four major clinical manifestations: high fever, haemorrhagic phenomena, often with hepatomegaly and, in severe cases, signs of circulatory failure. Such patients may develop hypovolaemic shock resulting from plasma leakage. This is called dengue shock syndrome (DDS) and can be fatal.