Viruses are tiny agents that can infect a variety of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Like other viruses, the dengue virus is a microscopic structure that can only replicate ...

Frontal view of a tropical disease vector mosquito biting human skin and sucking blood, known carrier of chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever, in Brazil it's commonly known as mosquito da dengue ...

Puerto Rico has declared a dengue fever epidemic following a spike in cases, prompting questions about the mosquito-borne virus. The U.S. territory declared the public health emergency Monday, ...

The World Health Organization’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar has warned dengue fever could soon “take off” and become a constant presence in the United States, one of many emerging health threats ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned clinicians, health authorities and the public Tuesday about an increased risk for dengue virus infections in the United States because of the ...