Unusual mode of transmission of dengue.
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.
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D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003715:Dengue / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D016602:Needlestick Injuries; D014180:Transplantation