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Dengue virus
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Dengue virus belongs to the family flaviviridae, a group of approximately 70 viruses, of which 30—6 commonly—have been associated with human disease. These are: dengue, yellow fever, West Nile encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, and tick-borne encephalitis. All are single-stranded RNA viruses that share common envelope proteins; which produces significant cross-reactivity.
Dengue virus has 4 subtypes, and infection with...