Viruses are tiny agents that can infect a variety of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure that can only replicate ...

When people think of the diseases mosquitos carry, they often think of malaria. However, mosquitos can also transmit a range of viruses, such as the Zika virus. Mosquitos are common flying insects ...

U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records. The virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been surging worldwide, ...

Mosquitoes are infecting people across the Americas with dengue at historic levels and U.S. travelers are bringing the potentially life-threatening virus home with them. The alarming rise in ...

The infection can have very different effects, ranging from no symptoms to death. But its nickname is break-bone fever, for the severe chills that accompany a fever that can spike as high as 104°F.

Amid the outbreak of dengue fever currently sweeping Jamaica, health experts are warning about the dangers of the mosquito-borne illness. Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness announced the outbreak ...

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U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records.Video above: Cases of dengue fever on rise in MassachusettsThe virus, ...