Dengue fever in a joint family of Belgaum

Abstract

Dengue has emerged as a global health problem, as evidenced by epidemics year after year, throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In India, it has been reported from all the regions, and all four serotypes are circulating with varied severity. Herewith, we are reporting dengue fever in large united family involving six members of the family suffering from den serotype 3.

Keywords

• Dengue
• dengue hemorrhagic fever
• serotype 3