Non vector-borne transmission modes of dengue

Autor: Wiwanitkit Viroj

Resumen

Dengue is the most important tropical mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by an arbovirus, the dengue virus. It should be noted that there are still other unusual modes of transmission of dengue infection. This paper summarizes those non vector-borne transmissions of dengue including vertical transmission, transfusion related transmission, transplantation related transmission, and needle-stick-related transmission.

Palabras clave: Transmission dengue unusual.

2010-05-07   |   643 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 4 Núm.1. Enero 2010 Pags. 51-54. J Infect Developing Countries 2010; 4(1)