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Overview
Dengue virus is a pathogen within the viral flaviviridae family, responsible for causing de viral infection known as Dengue fever primarily transmitted by the mosquito vector Aedes aegipti. Tropical and subtropical areas possess suitable environmental conditions for the mosquito to survive and reproduce, facilitating the spreading of dengue fever in more than 100 tropical countries, and sporadic cases in the United States and Canada every year. The virus is responsible of more than 390 millions infections around the globe, providing long-lasting immunity to those who have been infected with one of the five existing serotypes.

Transmission
Dengue is primarily transmitted by the mosquitoes subspecies Aedes aegipty and Aedes albopictus although other subspecies such as ''Ae. albodipctus, Ae. plynesienis, Ae. scutellaris, and Ae. niveus'' have been discovered to contribute the virus spreading. The virus infects the mosquito midgut cells consider the virus first place of infection. Consequently, dengue virus takes around 5-12 days to move into the salivary glands; Once the salivary glands are infected, the mosquito is considered to be infectious. The virus remains for the rest of the mosquito life due to its short life life cycle (from 1 to 2 weeks). Furthermore, the infection time in humans, beginning from the intrinsic incubation period until the symptoms onset lasts from 3 to 14 days, approximately. Studies performed in Asia and the Americas indicate that dengue virus follows a vertical transmission referring that Infected mosquitoes transfer the virus to part of the offspring, being both male and females, during ovary or oviposition.
 * Proteins
 * Structural
 * Non-structural Proteins
 * Life Cycle
 * Signs and symptoms
 * Diagnosis and detection
 * Treatment and prognosis
 * Prevention
 * Vaccine research