Dengue fever its diagnosis, treatment, prevention andcontrol

ABSTRACT

Background: Dengue virus has emerged as a majorpublic health problem worldwide in the recentdecades. The incidence of this infection has increasedin tropics and subtropics including Pakistan. It is onethe most common and perhaps the most dangerousviral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Currentepidemic of dengue fever of 2011 in Pakistan hashighlighted the lack of direction and neglect of thisdevastating disease. Now it is of fundamentalimportance to implement public health measures andalso to improve management of Dengue HemorrhagicFever and Dengue shock syndrome in our hospitals