Dengue virus fever in USA: Over 9.7 million cases reported. Check symptoms, treatmentDengue fever is reported in the US as CDC has provided details about the Symptoms and treatment.
26 Jun, 2024, 10.08 PM IST
Dengue risk re-evaluated: India research finds first infections can be as severe as secondaryA recent study conducted in India challenges the common belief that dengue becomes severe only during secondary infections. Published in Na...
11 Mar, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
What is the Dengue Prevention Pill by Johnson & Johnson? Understanding how the drug operatesJohnson & Johnson's recent announcement heralds a promising breakthrough in combatting dengue fever, often known as "breakbone fever" due t...
21 Oct, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Study finds higher temperatures can make dengue virus more virulentIncreasing temperatures could make the Dengue virus more virulent, according to researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. T...
24 Aug, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
New study shows how dengue virus evolved in IndiaUntil 2012, the dominant strains in India were Dengue 1 and 3, the researchers said. However, in recent years, Dengue 2 has become more dom...
02 May, 2023, 12.44 PM IST
IISc's computational analysis throws light on how dengue virus evolved in IndiaCases of dengue – a mosquito-borne viral disease – have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in the South-East Asian coun...
01 May, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
What is the Difference between Zika Virus, Dengue, Chikungunya? Know symptomsZika virus, dengue and chikungunya are spread by the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
18 Dec, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
Season of two viruses? Scientists worried that dengue outbreak may aggravate COVID-19 crisisWhile the number of COVID-19 cases races towards the 8,00,000 mark with 7,93,802 cases on Friday and 21,604 fatalities, the incidence of de...
10 Jul, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Dengue virus is becoming resistant to vaccines and treatment: StudyAs per the study, one of the strains of the virus can morph itself which helps it evade the immune system of the human host.
23 Sep, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
New dengue virus confirmed in IndiaExperts are studying samples from Maharashtra, Delhi and some other states to find out whether the Asian genotype of DENV-1 was present in ...
01 Nov, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
New climate-based system for India can predict dengue spreadResearchers observed that except for Gujarat which comprises of arid regions, there was a strong correlation between rainfall and dengue di...
02 Sep, 2017, 03.45 PM IST
Sun Pharma partners ICGEB to develop safer, cheaper dengue vaccineThis is the Mumbai-based company’s second collaboration focussed on the mosquito-borne virus, the first being its pact to develop a botanic...
20 Oct, 2016, 12.15 AM IST
Sun Pharma, ICGEB tie up to develop dengue vaccineSun Pharma will fund and support further development of the vaccine candidate and existing ICGEB knowhow and patents.
19 Oct, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
New 'super-infected' mosquitoes may help fight dengue, ZikaStudies show that when a mosquito bites an infected person, the ability of the virus to spread throughout the Wolbachia-infected insect's t...
19 Feb, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
First drug treatment for dengue in the offingDengue virus is estimated to infect up to 400 million people globally each year, researchers said.
10 Sep, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
New way to prevent dengue fever foundDengue is a viral infection spread between humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Dengue causes flu-like symptoms, including intense headaches...
01 Apr, 2015, 06.36 PM IST
Powerful antibody against dengue virus foundWhile antibody 5J7 has been found to be effective against DENV-3, the remaining two serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-2 and DENV-4) have to b...
22 Feb, 2015, 03.35 PM IST