The dengue virus has a roughly spherical shape. Inside the virus is the nucleocapsid, which is made of the viral genome and C proteins. The nucleocapsid is surrounded by a membrane called the ...
This research comes as dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their territory into new regions, including Southern California.
Brazil faces a potentially historic dengue outbreak due to government negligence, the reintroduction of serotype 3, and ...
The dengue virus attaches to the surface of a host cell and enters the cell by a process called endocytosis. Once deep inside the cell, the virus fuses with the endosomal membrane and is released ...
Dengue viral infections can result in a range of symptoms. Some people show no symptoms or just have mild signs of the disease, but others develop severe complications. How does the body respond ...
Antibody (Ab)-dependent enhancement of infection occurs when preexisting antibodies present in the body from a primary (first) dengue virus (DENV) infection bind to an infecting DENV particle ...
Brazilian researchers have developed a simple test that almost instantly tells whether a person has been exposed to any of ...
Public health alerts are urging New Yorkers to limit mosquito-bite risks as West Nile virus emerges and dengue fever reaches historically high levels in the U.S. Testing has uncovered 18 West Nile ...