Association between itching and suspected dengue encephalitis
Abstract
Dengue is a major health problem in most tropical and subtropical areas and is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world.1 1) Dengue virus infection involves three phases of illness; the febrile phase, the critical phase (plasma leakage) and the convalescent (reabsorption) phase.
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