Dengue in Travelers
Annelies Wilder‐Smitha b, Eli Schwartzc
- aTravellers' Health and Vaccination Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. epvws@pacific.net.sg
- bTravellers' Health and Vaccination Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, and the Center for Geographic Medicine and Tropical Diseases, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
- cSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv — both in Israel
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Abstract
Dengue infection may be the most common infection other than malaria among travelers to tropical areas. This flavivirus infection is transmitted by mosquitoes. Although it often is asymptomatic, dengue infection can lead to leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and even hemorrhagic complications and shock. This review summarizes the current approaches to establishing the diagnosis, managing the complications, and preventing this potentially dangerous infection.
TL;DRThis review summarizes the current approaches to establishing the diagnosis, managing the complications, and preventing this potentially dangerous infection. (Semantic Scholar)