Dengue: Brazilian single-dose vaccine could help turn tide in the fight against fever
Dengue, caused by the virus transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito and, to a lesser extent, the Aedes albopictus mosquito, is an acute illness characterized mainly by high fever, body aches and redness of the skin.
A small fraction of those displaying symptoms can experience a worsening disease at the end of the