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Dengue Fever
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Dengue Fever

Complications

Most people who develop dengue fever recover completely within 2 weeks. Some, especially adults, may be tired and/or depressed for several weeks to months after being infected with the virus.

The more clinically severe dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndromes can result in vascular (blood vessel) and liver damage, and can be life-threatening.

See Also

  • Discovery and Evaluation of Therapeutics Against Dengue: Workshop Summary, NITD and NIH (PDF)
  • Development of Animal Models for Dengue, NIAID Workshop Agenda, Sept. 2008
  • Research on Viral Infections
  • Selected NIAID Science Advances, 2007-2008 (PDF)
  • Related Links

    View a list of links for more information about dengue fever.

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    See Also

  • Discovery and Evaluation of Therapeutics Against Dengue: Workshop Summary, NITD and NIH (PDF)
  • Development of Animal Models for Dengue, NIAID Workshop Agenda, Sept. 2008
  • Research on Viral Infections
  • Selected NIAID Science Advances, 2007-2008 (PDF)
  • Related Links

    View a list of links for more information about dengue fever.