dengue hemorrhagic fever

disease
Also known as: DHF

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complications of dengue fever

  • Aedes aegypti mosquito
    In dengue

    …a more severe form, called dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), which is characterized by hemorrhaging blood vessels and thus bleeding from the nose, mouth, and internal tissues. Untreated DHF may result in blood vessel collapse, causing a usually fatal condition known as dengue shock syndrome. Dengue is caused by one of…

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