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Dengue Fever

Cause

Dengue fever can be caused by any one of four types of dengue virus: DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4. You can be infected by at least two if not all four types at different times during your lifetime, but only once by the same type.

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See Also

NIAID Research on Viral Infections

Dengue and hemorrhagic fever: A potential threat to public health in the United States

Modified Skeeters Could Save People from Dengue Fever