Which Dengue Serotype Is Most Dangerous?

In addition, certain dengue strains, particularly those of DENV-2, have been proposed to be more virulent, in part because more epidemics of dengue hemorrhagic fever have been associated with DENV-2 than with the other serotypes.

Why is dengue 2nd time dangerous?

When Dengue Strikes Twice:

Basically the virus causing dengue fever comes in four strains, and immunity to one seems to make infection by a second strain more dangerous. Death happens if this second time dengue two virus has infected the patient. The other strains are much less dangerous.

Which dengue serotype is most common?

Serotyping revealed that DENV-1 was the most common form (41%) followed by DENV-2 (31%), DENV-3 (20%), and DENV-4 (7%) [15].

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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