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 ...

There are many reasons to look forward to summertime, from beach weather to planning the perfect getaway. Then, there are those pesky mosquitoes that try to land on you, ruining all the fun. As if the ...

New research by a team of University of Florida investigators, and others, provides evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus. The work, published today in Science, ...

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A health brigade fumigates a street against the Aedes aegypti that can carry the dengue virus in Lima, Peru. Peru is experiencing its worst dengue outbreak ever. (Photo by CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty ...

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records. The virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been surging ...

Mosquitoes are infecting people across the Americas with dengue at historic levels and U.S. travelers are bringing the potentially life-threatening virus home with them. The alarming rise in ...

Researchers found that an antibody, 2B7, blocks the effects of dengue virus infection and other similar diseases in a joint study published Jan. 8 from UC Berkeley and the University of Michigan. The ...

Editor’s note: The headline has been updated to clarify the area where dengue fever cases have risen. (NEXSTAR/AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the ...